How have astronauts inspired each other? Astronaut Ricky Arnold introduces the "STEM on Station" series and how the Challenger accident affected his decision to become a teacher—and later an astronaut. He connects the new demonstrations and experiments presented in the series to ideas gathered from the Challenger crew.

Concepts

space, space travel, space exploration, the international space station, teacher appreciation, teachers, space flight, space programs, astronauts

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use as a hook at the beginning of a professional development meeting
• Introduce the series to space science and physical science teachers

Classroom Considerations

• Resource is the teacher edition
  

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Content and story are motivating
  
• Includes short video previews of STEMonstrations

Cons

• None