10 Sample Activities and Highlights
(Certain activities will be divided into middle and high school segments.)
1.
Students will experience Kennedy Space Center's new multi-million dollar Deep Space Launch Complex and explore distant worlds by using the Webb Space Telescope Holo Tube interactive kiosk and 3D models, before being strapped into their seats for an awe-inspiring simulated journey through the solar system on their journey to Mars (and back!) to witness the rugged beauty of the Red Planet.
2.
Participants will experience a hands-on introduction to Florida's rich marine life, including its inhabitants, and witness the seabird and turtle rehabilitation efforts of a marine science hospital. Students will discover ways to conserve and protect our environment and the resources around us...with the goal of inspiring the next generation of scientists.
3.
A behind-the-scenes 3D Animation workshop to learn about 3D Design, 3D Sculpting, and Animation basics. . .and how 3D modeling helps engineers scrutinise all aspects of a concept design, utilizing the latest software. The workshop takes place in the backlot of Universal Studios, Studio 25, at the School of Digital Animation and Visual Effects.
4.
Ongoing interaction with engineers, scientists, environmentalists, innovators, technicians, analysts, computer scientists, marine scientists, and others talking about their careers from an insider's perspective.
5.
College faculty and staff will conduct personal campus tours of research labs for Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Science & Coding, Mathematics, and Physics.
6.
Students will participate in a behind-the-scenes tour of the 101,500 seat Daytona International Speedway, home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR, and participate in an interactive session to learn the engineering science and computer programming involved in building the world's fastest vehicles.
7.
A private briefing and introduction to NASA's Artemis I, II, & III, Orion Spacecraft's three upcoming missions, providing the foundation for human deep space exploration beyond the moon and into the galaxies. The Artemis III mission will involve the first woman to walk on the moon...NASA's first return to the moon in over 50 years.
8.
Students will learn the specialism of Engineering, including Aeronautical, Electronic, Chemical, Industrial, Civil, Mechanical, Software, and Robotics...and what middle and high school courses are critical to continuing their post-secondary education engineering options during their campus lab tours and briefings.
9.
Students will learn about estuaries, including their importance, the species that live there, and the human aspects that affect it through a guided tour of where fresh water streams mix with the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean....including a hands-on seine netting and animal identification lab activity.
10.
Close-up tour of the KENNEDY SPACE CENTER and demonstration on how space research is contributing to food production, medicine, national security, weather forecasting, energy production, GPS navigation, and more...leading to rewarding NASA and aerospace industry career paths.