Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery
The Northrop Grumman Foundation gives math and science teachers the opportunity to experience zero-gravity through the Weightless Flights of Discovery Program. Share your science stories with us under the Discussions tab!
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Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

 
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Reporter Tom Wait from WXYZ-TV reports from the Detroit flight; video up on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIHuCeo739U

Tom Wait Zero G
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Tom Wait WXYZ Reporter Zero G Flight - Weightless Simulation
Mon at 11:19am
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery How have your fellow teachers reacted to your participation in the Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery? Are any of them already monitoring the web site to apply for next year’s program?

November 20 at 7:00am
Louise McMinn
Louise McMinn
Good question - and yes, many are interested. Many thanks!
Mon at 7:29pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery News 12 Connecticut follows up with some teachers that took part in the Norwalk, CT flight. Check out the post-flight story here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGyUs6lI2Mo

Zero Gravity at Norwalk High
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Norwalk High Physics teacher Glenn Couture returns to class after his weightless flight.
November 19 at 8:26am
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery By now all teachers should have received the 2009 WFOD DVD with photos and video from their flight. Did you get yours? Have you watched it?

November 18 at 9:28am
Pamela Pennington
Pamela Pennington
Yes! I really enjoyed all but my favoriate was the unedited version. Thanks so much Northrop! It was the best experience ever!
November 18 at 6:04pm
Courtney
Courtney
I got mine...but unfortunately it was of the wrong flight! :-( There were 3 of us at my school who did the flight, and another friend of mine in another district. Of the 4 of us, 2 got the wrong flight dvd! I'm waiting for the right one to come in the mail.
November 21 at 6:47pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery WVVA-TV featured teacher Anna Swenty and her weightless experience on the Washington, D.C. WFOD flight. Take a look at the story here: http://www.wvva.com/Global/story.asp?S=11262656

Teacher experiences zero gravity - WVVA TV Bluefield Beckley WV News, Weather and Sports
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Back in September, we spoke with local high school science teacher Anna Swenty about a flight she was taking to get kids excited about science.
November 17 at 7:51am
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Dan Schwind, reporter at the Laurel Leader, participated in the WFOD flight alongside teachers in Washington, D.C., and captured some fantastic video for his article! Check it out here: http://www.theviewnewspapers.com/education/65899/zero-gravity/

Explore Howard: Zero Gravity
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(Enlarge) A group of science and math teachers, including Laurel resident Agnes Conaty, second from right, took to the skies to experience weightlessness while performing experiments as part of Northrop Grumman's Weightless Flight of Discovery program. ...
November 16 at 12:02pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Did your planned experiment go the way you thought it would during your weightless flight? Tell us about it.

November 11 at 3:47pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery If you have any personal photos or videos you captured during your weightless flight experience, please share them with us by posting them onto the WFOD Facebook page. We’d love to see them!

November 10 at 2:19pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Check out this great article from The Norwalk Hour featuring teachers on the Norwalk WFOD flight! http://thehour.com/story/475720

Norwalk teachers go weightless for science lessons - Norwalk News - The Hour - Norwalk's Newspaper
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NORWALK By CHRIS BOSAK Hour Staff WriterNorwalk High School teacher John Foldeak took a tumble on an airplane. Columbus Magnet School's Andy Pearce floated through the air for a drop of water. In all, ...
November 9 at 3:40pm
Pamela Pennington
Pamela Pennington
Nice interview John!
November 9 at 4:18pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery 2009 WFOD DVDs are going out to all teachers this week; keep a look out in the mail for your copy!

November 5 at 1:38pm
Pamela Pennington
Pamela Pennington
How can we get the unedited version/
November 5 at 4:46pm
Steve Boxall
Steve Boxall
Pemela you can go to Http://Www.zerogdvd.com

Enjoy the DVD everyone.
November 6 at 7:08am
Pamela Pennington
Pamela Pennington
Thanks!
November 8 at 6:41pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery We’ve enjoyed seeing all the media coverage from the 2009 WFOD program. Check out this segment from WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, IN, which covers the WFOD Detroit flight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjGCGm6FITE

Area teacher goes on weightless flight
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Diedre Adams, a teacher at West Vigo Middle School, took part in Weightless Flights of Discovery.
November 4 at 3:40pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Of all the reactions and comments received from you students, which would you say has been the best one thus far?

November 3 at 8:51am
Nancy
Nancy
The little boy who wanted to take me to "show you to my mom" when I wore my flight suit to school. I've never been the show and tell before.
November 15 at 6:57pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Now that you’ve been in school for a few weeks following your weightless flight experience, how many of you have shared your personal photos and video with your students? How did they react to your “lesson in weightlessness”?

November 2 at 10:59am
Pamela Pennington
Pamela Pennington
I created a video using the photos. The students loved it! I found it was an excellent introduction to get the kids thinking about how life would be living in the reduction of gravity. One of my experiments involved weighing our school's mascot at the different forces. Then I had the students calculate their own weight at different forces. We ... See Morelooked at their daily activities and discussed how those activities would change when gravity was reduced. I believe NASA's goal is to have some sort of station on the moon by 2020 and I wanted to plant the seed of the possibility of THEM living on the moon...or the space station! Check out the video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-5C5g5iID0
November 3 at 2:57pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Nice article from the Maryland Gazette on teacher Christopher Grandieri's Weightless experience! http://www.hometownglenburnie.com/news/Top_Stories/2009/10/28-19/Chesapeake+Bay+Middle+teacher+takes+a+ride+in+zero-G%0A.html

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October 28 at 3:15pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Check out this great article from The Hour featuring teachers on the Norwalk, CT flight! http://thehour.com/story/475720

Norwalk teachers go weightless for science lessons - Norwalk News - The Hour
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NORWALK By CHRIS BOSAK Hour Staff WriterNorwalk High School teacher John Foldeak took a tumble on an airplane. Columbus Magnet School's Andy Pearce floated through the air for a drop of water. In all, ...
October 27 at 1:01pm