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Stem Education Research: Useful Ideas For College Instructors Using Ballooning, Stacy A. Wenzel
Stem Education Research: Useful Ideas For College Instructors Using Ballooning, Stacy A. Wenzel
2017 Academic High Altitude Conference
Stratospheric ballooning is a tool of enormous promise to help STEM college faculty foster highly engaged learning of science for a wide range of students at a wide range of institutions. High altitude ballooning offers a platform for investigating science and engineering across many fields. Ballooning has been used in courses and experiences for not just undergraduate science majors, but also all undergraduates—including future teachers who, in turn, are the key to improving K-12 science education. Technological advances are lowering the cost of and expertise levels required to make launches and analyze data.
Ballooning offers a context within which faculty …