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Ocean Shores IGA
will be sending TWO trainees to US Space Camp in 2008.
see below for details
Entry Deadline: 15 May
Turn in your contest entry to your teacher or
at the Service Center at Ocean Shores IGA
Entry Form: 9-11
Entry Form: 12-14
Have you
ever dreamed of being in a space shuttle as it rockets from Earth? Have you ever gazed at the sky and wondered what it
would be like to stand on the moon? Have you
ever stared at the ceiling while lying in bed and wished to be magically transported to a
bed in the International Space Station? If so,
you share the same dreams as space pioneers like John Glen and Neil Armstrong – just
two of the hometown heroes who made it all possible. Like
you, these people were once just kids with big ideas.
Like you, they came from small American towns.
And, like you, they had to work hard to make their dreams a reality.
Today’s
space explorers are not just astronauts; they are scientists who study weather patterns,
ozone protection, and the best ways for us to recycle.
They are engineers who man the space station and explore options that might
one day allow all of us to live in space. They
are men and women who realized that space exploration is changing our hometowns, our
nation, and our world, and wanted to be a part of it.
Ocean
Shores IGA is pleased to announce that we will be sponsoring TWO scholarships to Space
Camp this year; one for each of the age groups. (9-11
and 12-14) Our scholarship winners will travel
to Huntsville, AL together to attend US Space Camp from 31 August – 5 September 2008.
Today’s
families are busier than ever, and that means that dinners are often eaten on the run or
in shifts. IGA’s Family Meals promotion
hopes to encourage families to eat together and enjoy one another! Talk with your family about the following questions
at dinnertime, and use your imagination to write an essay that will help you BLAST OFF TO
SPACE CAMP!
9-11
Year Old Questions:
- Tell about one thing that has
been invented because of NASA and why you are thankful for it. What would YOU invent for space travel? (See the interactive “NASA Home &
City” at nasa.gov to see some items that were developed at NASA!)
- Let’s say that you find
a pen pal that lives on a distant planet. Describe
your hometown and your family for your new friend. Be
very descriptive, because they may not understand what a “house” is, or how you
“eat”. What things might be
different on his/her world?
- Much of what we have learned
about how pioneers lived is from their diaries. Write
a diary entry telling about what it would be like to be a pioneer living on Mars. What difficulties might you face? How would you overcome them? Compare your new home to life on Earth.
- You are orbiting the Earth on
the Space Shuttle, and you see a bright light coming from beyond the moon. It pulses and glows in beautiful rainbow colors
from someplace far, far away. Write a story
about what you think that it might be.
12-14 Year
Old Questions:
- Tell about an astronaut or
other NASA employee that has lost their life as a result of space exploration. Write a letter to the American public to encourage
them to continue to support the NASA program despite these losses.
- The operations at NASA
require thousands of specialists working in hundreds of fields of study, from Astronauts
to Scientists, Computer Engineers to Transportation Managers. What job do you think that you would enjoy doing,
and why? (to see the vast array of careers at
NASA, see the STS118 Career Profiles section at nasa.gov or go to nasajobs.nasa.gov)
- You have learned so many
things in school already, and there is a whole wide world out there with so many
interesting things to learn. What have you
learned so far that you would use as an astronaut? What
would you most like to learn about in the future?
- Pretend that you are a
television producer, and describe a television show or movie that you would like to
produce that is about space exploration. It
can be a drama, documentary, science fiction, or comedy!
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