| NASAs Johnson Space Center Houston
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| | Space Alliance, who volunteered as
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| recently hosted a two-day BP Physics
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| | mentors for the two-day experience. The
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| Challenge for 886 Houston schools
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| | Houston schools students were amazed to
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| students, mostly juniors and seniors,
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| | learn how math and science can be applied
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| with 800 more students expected to
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| | to their everyday lives.
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| attend. The math and science students
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| | As exciting as the two-day challenge was,
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| either made their own rockets that would
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| | the height of excitement came during a
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| be launched outside at the Space Center
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| | tour of the Space Center for the Houston
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| or conducted other experiments inside.
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| | schools students. Bill Nye, known as the
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| For those Houston schools students, who
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| | science guy, was on hand to meet the
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| made their own rockets, they got the full
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| | students, many of which he hopes to see
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| astronaut experience as most rocket
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| | pursue a career in science, math or
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| launchings were scrubbed due to inclement
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| | engineering. Nye hosted an educational
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| weather. Unfortunately, the weather
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| | program on PBS from 1992 to 1998 and is
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| quickly turned cold and drizzly,
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| | an icon to many science and math students
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| canceling the launch of most rockets.
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| | even today. He was instrumental in the
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| Two Houston schools freshmen, however,
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| | creation of the popular CBS NUMB3RS
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| did get their rockets launched with
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| | television series, where a math genius
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| different results. Joshua Hawkins, from
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| | professor uses mathematical models to
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| Booker T. Washington High School, had a
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| | assist the FBI in solving crimes. For
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| successful launch and was thrilled to see
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| | years, Nye pitched ideas to television
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| how high his rocket soared. His friend,
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| | executives for programs that would give
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| Keeland Bryant, had a foot-long rocket
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| | todays children the incentive to enter
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| made of plastic and cardboard. It
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| | science and math careers, connecting the
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| unfortunately burned during the launch
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| | dots between these fields and the real
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| good thing no astronauts were aboard.
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| | world. At age 51, he still annually
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| While the rocket launches were either
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| | applies to NASA for entry into its
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| launching or getting scrubbed outdoors,
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| | astronaut program.
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| other students were conducting a metal
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| | At the Space Center, Nye encouraged the
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| ball drop experiment in order to measure
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| | Houston schools students to change the
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| the mass of the Earth. The experiment was
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| | world, telling them people of all ages
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| chosen to allow the Houston schools
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| | like science. They should learn it,
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| students to work with straight-line
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| | because it is fun!
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| graphs and become more familiar with
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| | The two-day event was designed to
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| Isaac Newtons universal law of gravity,
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| | interest students in the fields of math
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| as well as learn several mathematical
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| | and science. Students from across the
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| calculations taught by employees from
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| | Houston schools district participated.
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| NASA, BP America, Boeing and the United
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