Our friends at InfiniD Learning released impressive new missions this school year. My Young Astronauts and Voyagers at Renaissance Academy's The Space Place enjoyed a couple new missions which involved "The Crooked Snakes". One lesson was on gravity and another, for our 3rd grade Young Astronauts, had them using times tables to solve riddles. The missions were a hit. One of my squadrons took 10th place in the national rankings.
This is a reel showcasing some of InfiniD's animations this year. If your local school isn't using IniniD Learning in the classrooms contact me and I'll help you get the ball rolling. InfiniD Learning makes learning fun using experiential education. SpaceCampUtah@gmail.com
And that's not all, here is another piece of fantastic news from InfiniD Learning from their Facebook page.
Meet the InfiniD Learning team. five of them, including the two founders, were once volunteers at the Christa McAuliffe Space Center. A few were flight directors. They were infected with the space bug at the Space Center and worked diligently to make the Space Center experience available to the masses. After years of hard work and persistence they achieved their goal and more. Immersive, experiential education is now a reality for schools around the world. I'm proud to be a part of this team in my own small way (I get to play the voice of the ship computer in their missions).
The Space Center is a Pleasant Grove Landmark, So Says Slim Chicken
If you look closely you'll see the Space Center's logo on the middle building. Amazing isn't it? Look at how our little space education center has grown. From me sitting behind my desk with an overhead projector and boom box to a state of the art planetarium and six beautiful simulators right here in Pleasant Grove. Next on my wish list, a brown freeway sign, the kind the highway department puts near freeway exits announcing a local attraction, landmark, or national park. It isn't too much to ask.
The Space Center Hosts a Global Game Jam
Last Friday evening the Space Center played host to one Global Game Jam 2024 site. The event was organized by Dave Stevens, a Space Center volunteer. Global Game Jam is the world's largest game creation event. It is happening in over 100 countries around the world. It started on Friday and ends tonight. The closing ceremony will be broadcast live in the Space Center's planetarium. Tens of thousands of game developers from all over the world world are making games around a chosen theme.
The even was open to all Voyager Volunteers, Explorers, and their family members and friends. Dave worked with our Voyagers and others on Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. in the school's computer lab on their projects. The final presentation and closing ceremony for the 48 hours will start at 5:00 P.M. in the planetarium. Here participants and guests will be able to see all the cool things people at the Utah Jams built.
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