Outreach Plan
The outreach program was started to educate youth in the local community about gyroscopes and their unusual
features as well as the current research of robotics
in space applications being conducted at Cornell. The Microgravity Research Team focuses to provide both information
and encouragement to youth organizations in the Ithaca community, especially those comprised of elementary school and
middle school students. The team's outreach history as well as future plans are described below.
If you are interested in having the Microgravity Research Team provide either a presentation or demostration for you
group, please contact Qing Liu. Demonstrations include handling
gyroscopes built by our team as well as activities with a bicycle wheel, tops, and a football.
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Ongoing Events
Newfield: March/April/May 2007
The team is performing several activities wth the second grade classes at Newfield Elementary School. These activities include building bridges from straws and foil, building rockets with film cannisters and alka-seltzer, and examining the unusual properties of gyroscopes.
Past Events
Beverly J. Martin: April 5, 2007
The team explored the gyroscopic properties of common items such as tops and footballs with students at the Beverly J. Martin Elementary School Science Fair.
Ithaca Sciencenter: October 21, 2006
The team took several activities to the Ithaca Sciencenter and explained the future of gyroscopes in space robotics.
©Sciencenter
CAU Explorers: July/August 2006
The team performed weekly demonstrations for the CAU Explorers camp group
