Wednesday November 27, ARISS contact planned with school in
An International Space Station school contact has been planned with
participants at and Junior High Schools Complex in
The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS
and VK5ZAI. The contact is expected to be conducted in English.
The contact will probably be broadcast on EchoLink
AMSAT (node 101 377) and JK1ZRW (node 277 208) Conference servers, as well as
on IRLP Discovery Reflector 9010.
School Complex in Stobierna is composed of two
main school levels: primary school and junior high school. The primary school
attendants’ are six-year-old to twelve-year-old students, whereas, the junior
high school’s students are thirteen to sixteen years old. The second type of
school puts more emphasis on Science (including Physics and Mathematics).
The students of these schools are interested in astronomical
observations, thus they are eager to take part in special classes concerning
such issues. Schools organized special classes associated with the astronomical
observations of the sky. We organised a series of educational trips to places
from which students observed the sky: in the stars, planets and satellites. These
activities were integrated into daily school activities in the field of physics
and astronomy. Because many schools participated in the project, we organized
interschool competitions. Moreover school organized a series of competitions
related to astronautics. For the youngest students there was a drawing contest,
a contest for older students, multimedia presentations related to space flight
and the history of the ISS.
Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows:
1. Wiki (14): How can you distinguish between
day and night?
2. Judyta (15): How much time does it take to
prepare oneself for the flight into space?
3. Patrycja (15): What do you like most about
being in space?
4. Oliwia (10): Is there anything similar to
rain in space?
5. Kuba (10): How much time are you going to
spend on board?
6. Patryk (12): What do your daily routines
look like?
7. Konrad (12): What kind of duties do you
have to carry out?
8. Wiki (14): Have you got any free time and
what do you do in your free time?
9. Judyta (15): Is it easy to sleep without
gravity?
10. Patrycja (15): How do you take care of
your personal hygiene aboard the ISS?
11. Oliwia (10): What do your meals look like?
12. Kuba (10): What do you eat and do you eat
any fast food?
13. Patryk (12): Do you miss everyday life on
Earth?
14. Konrad (14): How often can you get in
touch with your relatives?
15. Wiki (12): Can you see the
16. Judyta (15): What does the Earth look like
at night?
ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the
participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and
CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participating countries.
ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excitement of
Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers onboard the International
Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur
Radio and crewmembers on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science,
technology and learning.
73,
Gaston Bertels – ON4WF
ARISS-Europe chairman