Growing Beyond Earth®

Announcements

The GBE Team will be hosting two Office Hours for any teachers who would like to ask technical questions about their experiments, the Data Portal, or microcontroller LED panel (new chambers).

November 4th 7:00PM (EST) (Zoom)

November 11th 7:00PM (EST) (Zoom)

Please refer to the dates below for this year’s Chat with a Scientist.

All Chats will take place from 4:00-5:00 PM EST.

October 17, 2024 – Zoom
November 14, 2024 – Zoom
January 22, 2025 – Zoom
February 20, 2025 – Zoom
March 13, 2025 – Zoom
April 14, 2025 – Zoom

Can’t make any of these dates? Use this form to write your questions and we will ask them live!

We have filled our roster of new teachers for this year!
You may fill out this Interest Form, which will add you to our mailing list for next school year.

In preparation for the school year, GBE will be hosting our Teacher Training Sessions. Below is the information for the virtual sessions.

September 4 (Spanish Session), 6PM – 9PM EST (Zoom) (Recording) (Slides)

September 10, 6PM – 9PM EST (Zoom) (Recording) (Slides)

September 14, 9:30AM – 12:30PM EST (In-person @ Fairchild Garden)

September 14, 1:30PM – 4:30PM EST (Zoom) (Recording) (Slides

During these sessions we will be discussing the program logistics and training on the new experimental protocols for the upcoming school year. Look out for another email later in the month to register for your classroom’s experiment.

For new and returning teachers, all supplies will be provided through our Shopify site. More information will be given at the Teacher Training Sessions.

We look forward to seeing everyone in these training sessions!

This year’s summer Growing Beyond Earth interns have been hard at work testing a new set of potential experiments for the upcoming school year. The interns have been exploring novel crops, alternative growth media, herbal teas, irradiated seeds (simulated cosmic rays), and light recipes.

In June, the Growing Beyond Earth interns traveled to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral. The interns were able to meet with the NASA scientists associated with the experiments.

 

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