Society and Culture
Societies and cultures around the world have been impacted by flight and space exploration. This impact ranges widely from being able to fly across the country in mere hours to standing in line to see the latest science fiction blockbuster film. People have also used aviation and space exploration as an avenue for change—calling out injustices in their society and fighting for equality—on land and above.
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Teacher Tips for Food on the Fly
Teacher Tips to correspond with STEM in 30's Food on the Fly episode.
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My Path: Margot Lee Shetterly, Author of Hidden Figures
From paper route to award winning author! Learn about Margot Lee Shetterly's path to publishing Hidden Figures.
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STEM in 30: STEM in Real Life: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and More at the National Air and Space Museum
Teachers, tune in to this special, 50th episode of STEM in 30 to learn all about STEM in real life.
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STEM in 30: Mail Away, Mail Away, Mail Away: Innovations in Delivering the Mail
In the United States mail service often fueled the transportation industry to expand and innovate allowing more people to be connected, and ushered in an era of faster communication.
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My Path: Margot Lee Shetterly; Author of Hidden Figures
From paper route to award winning author! Learn about Margot Lee Shetterly's path to publishing Hidden Figures.
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Coding Apollo and Today - Educational Webinar Recording
This Hour of Code program for classrooms explored how coding was used in the Apollo program to get us to the moon and how coding is used today for official military space operations.
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