A CELEBRATION OF LIFE XVI
Summer Science Sessions 2011: Healthy Bodies on Earth & in Space

Overview

A Celebration of Life sessions took place during June and July of 2011. These sessions featured hands-on activities -- in outdoor, classroom, and laboratory settings -- as well as guest speakers and field trips.

The cost of each two-week session per student was $140. Enrollment was limited to 20 students per sessions. Scholarships and transportation were available according to need.

Sessions

Both sessions of Healthy Bodies on Earth & in Space covered similar topics, but the curricula were age appropriate. The middle school session included more advanced activities in both the classroom and laboratory. Topics included:

• a healthy diet and eating good foods
• keeping your heart and lungs healthy
• bones and the prevention of bone loss
• the nervous system and reaction time
• current NASA projects related to staying healthy in space
• historic and contemporary African American science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals, including those affiliated with NASA

Both sessions also included a field trip and concluded with student presentations of selected activities to their peers, family members and other adult guests on the last day of the program. These sessions were held on the following dates:

I. Grades 3-5: June 20 - July 1, 8:30-12:00, M-F mornings
Healthy Bodies on Earth & in Space

II. Grades 6-8: July 5 - 15, 8:30-12:00,  M-F mornings
Healthy Bodies on Earth & in Space