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Lakota (Sioux) students participate in Starbase


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Fifth-grade students at St. Joseph's Indian School recently participated in Starbase Project NOVA. The high-tech science program travels across the state, reaching students all over South Dakota.
Trinity a Lakota student at St. Joseph's.
Trinity straps Eggbert into the seat she and her partner created to keep him safe.

“It’s a pretty amazing experience,” said Brock, one of St. Joseph’s fifth-grade instructors. “The technology we have access to through the program isn’t what we would normally use. The students have a lot of fun and learn so much.”

The experiments the class conducted included:
  • Using a computer program to create a space station, which was then printed off as a poster.
  • Constructing and launching a rocket to better understand the laws of physics.
  • Designing a space shuttle seat for Eggbert, their passenger, to allow him to safely land on his return trip from outer space. This activity also helped students understand the importance of wearing seat belts while traveling.
  • A chromatography experiment, in which different black markers were used to determine which marker was used to write a special note.
  • Programming robots to maneuver through an obstacle course.
St. Joseph's students work on their rocket launch.
Students measure how far their rocket traveled before thier second launch attempt.
The week culminated with a field trip to the South Dakota Air and Space Museum. Students enjoyed a tour of the facility and observed experiments using liquid nitrogen. They even got to sample ice cream made with the liquid nitrogen!
Lakota students work on their robot.
Working in groups, students programmed a robot to navigate a set path.

Starbase instructors Lori Jeffery Kirk, Shirley Savage and Jolene Kayser travel across the state teaching science and technology while building team skills, self-esteem and encouraging personal goal setting. Starbase serves more than 500 students in numerous elementary schools across South Dakota. The program is a joint effort of the United States Department of Defense and the Army Air National Guard.

 
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