Sally Ride Science is stepping onto the national stage at a major space-research conference this week to announce the expansion of an innovative program that lets students take an active role in research aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Last year Sally Ride Science, which is based at UC San Diego, partnered with Space Tango and […]
Several years back, Christine Morales led a program to train other teachers in her Alpine school district on how to use Sally Ride Science books and lesson plans in the classroom. She also took part in a Sally Ride Science Academy for teachers from across the country. “I loved the experience of being at the […]
By Natalie Tran The Guardian, UC San Diego, May 28, 2019 The second annual Women in Leadership event was hosted by Sally Ride Science @ UC San Diego was held in Price Center West on May 22, featuring a panel discussion with CEO of Girl Scouts of the USA Sylvia Acevedo, best-selling author and former […]
Click here to watch the NBC 7 segment Sally Ride Science instructor Shirli Cohen visited NBC 7 San Diego recently for a segment previewing the Sally Ride Science Junior Academy, which runs from June 24 to July 19. The Junior Academy offers dozens of innovative STEAM workshops for students in grades 4-12. Cohen brought along two students […]
Sally Ride Science instructor Shirli Cohen visited FOX 5 News recently for a segment previewing the Sally Ride Science Junior Academy, which runs from June 24 to July 19. The Junior Academy offers dozens of innovative STEAM workshops for students in grades 4-12. Cohen previewed “Space Tango: Quest Institute.” In this 4-week course, high school […]
Instructor Spotlight: Manju Muralidharan Manju Muralidharan attended her first computer class as a fifth grader in Bangalore, India, in 1997. Programming in the Turtle Logo language captivated her right away. “It was the joy of seeing that something you did produced results immediately in front of you,” she said. “I’ve been programming pretty much ever […]
SAN DIEGO—When astronaut Sally Ride spoke to young audiences about her experiences as the first American woman in space, she made a point of urging kids to “reach for the stars!” Now Sally Ride Science is helping students do just that in workshops where they can program heat experiments and then actually run their programs […]
Above: Terry McEntee (left) joined fellow Sally Ride Science founders Tam O’Shaughnessy (center) and Karen Flammer at the commissioning of the Navy research vessel Sally Ride in 2016. Terry McEntee, who joined with America’s first woman in space and three other friends to found Sally Ride Science and later helped organize more than 100 […]
Run an experiment in space. Make a movie using stop-motion animation. Get to know the mammals of the Arctic. Learn skills to boost your score on college entrance exams. These are just some of the engaging possibilities at this summer’s Sally Ride Science Junior Academy, which carries on the legacy of America’s first woman in […]
Photos/Jackie Boock Science teacher Nicole Buchanan helped create a robust robotics program at Kelly Elementary School in Carlsbad. But when the school’s robotics teams began working on projects for a space-based LEGO competition, she thought she could use a little help. “I know nothing about space,” she said. “I sort of panicked. I thought I […]