STUDENTS LEARN IT'S ROCKET SCIENCE.Byline: - Daily News LANCASTER - Some 250 Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley area eighth-grade students participated Friday in the seventh annual Math and Science Odyssey at Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . The event was renamed this year for Marta Bohn-Meyer, the NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Dryden Flight Research Center The Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. On March 26, 1976 it was named in honor of the late Hugh L. chief engineer who for its first six years served as the opening speaker. Bohn-Meyer died Sept. 18 in the crash of an aerobatic plane as she practiced for a competition. Students from 13 local schools attended Friday's event, which was intended to encourage them to continue their studies in math, science and technology and promote career interest in those fields. This year's theme was ``100 Years of Einstein,'' marking the 100th anniversary of Einstein's publication of three seminal articles about physics. Twenty-five workshops were offered letting youngsters choose from topics including astronomy, chemistry, physics, computer applications, medical and veterinary sciences, and aeronautics sessions. A NASA teacher workshop will be offered to attending teachers to help them incorporate the event's topics into their classrooms. Speakers included Jet Propulsion Laboratory “JPL” redirects here. For other uses, see JPL (disambiguation). Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a NASA research center located in the cities of Pasadena and La Cañada Flintridge, near Los Angeles, California, USA. earthquake researcher Andrea Donnellan, who talked about using satellite technology to measure movement of the Earth's crust, and Antelope Valley College physics professor Christos Valiotis, who talked about Einstein's work and its impact on modern life. The workshops were run by representatives of the Air Force Flight Test Center, the Air Force Research Lab, NASA Dryden, Lockheed Martin Aerospace Company, U.S. Borax borax or sodium tetraborate decahydrate (sō`dēəm tĕ'trəbôr`āt dĕk'əhī`drāt), chemical compound, Na2B4O7·10H2O; sp. gr. 1. , Antelope Valley College, Quartz Hill Veterinary Clinic, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (body) American Society of Mechanical Engineers - (ASME) A group involved in CAD standardisation. . The event was sponsored by the Antelope Valley College Foundation, U.S. Borax, and the Antelope Valley Chapter of the Ninety-Nines, a women pilots organization. Lancaster West Rotary Club provided a complimentary lunch. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1 -- color in AV edition only) In a workshop called, ``Before the Wright Brothers,'' Antelope Valley College physiology professor Steve Langjahr gives hot air balloon This article is about hot air balloons themselves. For the associated activity, see Hot air ballooning. The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology, dating back to its invention by the Montgolfier brothers in Annonay, rides to students. (2 -- color -- ran in AV edition only) Rusty Bianski of the Air Force Research Lab burns a piece of solid propellant in a workshop called ``Cowabunga Chemistry.'' His was one of many demonstrations Friday at the Bohn-Meyer Math and Science Odyssey. (3 -- color in AV edition only) New Vista Middle School student Erin Sullivan, 13, works the NASA Flight Simulator Friday with the help of NASA technician Barbara Smith. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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