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 Check out this great article from The Norwalk Hour featuring teachers on the Norwalk WFOD flight! http://thehour.com/story/475720

Source: thehour.com
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, ...
Pamela Pennington
Pamela Pennington
Nice interview John!
7 hours ago
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
Sun 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

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Diedre Adams, a teacher at West Vigo Middle School, took part in Weightless Flights of Discovery.
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?

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 ... Read 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
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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

Source: thehour.com
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, ...
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery
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This Sept. 22, 2009 photo shows science teacher Tracey Dodrill of Scottsdale,Ariz., experiencing what it’s like to feel weightless in the cabin of aspecially modified Boeing 727 operated by Zero Gravity Corp., above southernNew Mexico. ...
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Message to all 2009 WFOD Teachers: Thanks to all of you who have completed the post-program survey! For those of you who have yet to respond, we would love to hear from you! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=B_2f9Rj6jbPHgFfHRYp_2fwPRA_3d_3d

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery
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ABC 7 News - Local Science Teachers Experience Zero-Gravity Flight - Some local science teachers took a once-in-a-lifetime trip Friday. They got to experience zero gravity in a flight at Dulles International Airport.
Matthew
Matthew
This was truly an amazing experience! Thank you Northrup Grumman Foundation and Zero-G
October 24 at 8:10am
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery
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Physics teacher Jane Shamikto is pretty sure she will never get to Mars. However, she can experiment with what would happen if she dropped a ball on the red planet, where gravity is one-third of that on Earth.
Pamela Pennington
Pamela Pennington
Hey this pic doesn't look like Jane!!! I think this is the best one of you...I like to soaring look!
October 7 at 5:47pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery All of the teachers had a great time on today's final WFOD flight for 2009. We'll post photos and video soon!

October 2 at 12:42pm
John Kelly
John Kelly
was glad to be aboard and am ready to go again! Lisa Kelly
October 4 at 5:58pm
Michele Baird
Michele Baird
I am still flying high...wore my jmp suit to school...kids loved it!!
October 6 at 2:03pm
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery The teachers in DC are on their way to experience weightlessness!

October 2 at 6:03am
Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery We're on our way to D.C. tomorrow to prepare for Friday's flight!

September 30 at 4:02pm
Pamela Pennington
Pamela Pennington
And we are waiting anxiously to arrive. WAHOOO!
September 30 at 6:59pm