The Dragon is back!

On its way to CA!

This week in class....

Reading: Finishing up Number the Stars
Math:
4th-Unit 5
5th-Unit 7
Social Studies: USA, Regions, Landforms, Landmarks
Design A Map, Games
Current Events: CNN Student News
Science: NASA, Moon Phases, Space X Dragon Spacecraft System

 

Earth Hour has already begun in many countries-See it Live!

 Kids Games

 

                                                                        UNITING PEOPLE TO PROTECT THE PLANET 
 

 

 

Bear Essential News for Kids

Calling All Tucson Young Reporters &
Young Reporter Wannabees!

It's Time for This Month's Third Thursday at Peter Piper Pizza

YOUNG REPORTER NIGHT!
Thursday, Mar. 21 • 4 to 6 p.m.
Peter Piper Pizza (Speedway & Silverbell)
1380 N. Silverbell Rd.

Free pizza & kids drink for current Young Reporters and those just signing up! (must be in grades 3 thru 8)
One of these lucky kids will win an awesome digital recorder!

Get your official YR kit if you're a new reporter. Bring in your story for editing.

For more info, please call 520-792-9930.

Third Thursdays are made possible by Peter Piper Pizza.

 *Great job Alyssa, Ria, Claire, Melody, Gisele, and Ruby!  

Let's get more kids involved :-) Bear Essential News for Kids-Young Reporters

Happy Spring!

http://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/everything-you-need-to-know-vernal-or-spring-equinox#.UUnXBRW9Kc0

More Space X Quizzes
Space X Live

Cool!

:-)

Hope to see you at the UofA this weekend!

Tucson Festival of Books

Science City (also at UofA)
Physics 1-3:30pm
Sunday:
Sunday, March 10th

10:00am Chemistry of Combustion Show
See exciting demos of fire and explosions using rare and everyday solids, liquids, and gases. Discover the science behind chemistry in our everyday lives!
11:30am It’s a Jungle Out There! 52 Nature Activities for City Kids
Children's science author, Jennifer Ward, will read-aloud and discuss the benefits of nature and children from her book “It’s a Jungle Out There! "52 Nature Activities for City Kids”, followed by a hands-on activity related to nature
***and many, many more events!

What an eventful week!

Have a great weekend!

Yay!

SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft attached successfully* to the International Space Station at approximately this morning-8:56 a.m. EST Sunday. Dragon arrived to station with over 2,300 pounds of cargo and packaging to ensure safe travel, and during the next 22 days, astronauts will unload and then load cargo, including materials to support important science experiments. Dragon will return to Earth with over 3,000 pounds of cargo, and has a targeted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja, Calif. on March 25. Dragon is the only spacecraft in the world today capable of returning large amounts of cargo to Earth. Read more: https://spacex.com/updates.php

NASA - International Space Station

NASA - International Space Station

Live Rocket Launch Today!

The private spaceflight company SpaceX is the first EVER to build and launch its own rockets and space capsules to the International Space Station and RETURN them to Earth. SpaceX's unmanned Dragon space capsules launch on the company's Falcon 9 rockets and first flew to the International Space Station in 2012. The Calif.-based company is planning to upgrade Dragon capsules to launch seven people into orbit in upcoming years, but there's more to SpaceX than meets the eye.
So, to answer many of your questions today, NO there were not people inside the rocket today. The problem they had was a minor computer issue. The solar panels would not open so the engine, which needs energy from the solar panels would not function/work either. All they had to do was tell the panels to open via computer on Earth and it began to function as planned. Dragon, will not attach to the ISS as planned however, just in case its engines fail again. After all, we have to protect the ISS because there ARE people on that not to mention years of innovation-still in progress. :-)
For more information, visit: www.spacex.com