Science fiction
Spock, Luke Skywalker, the Predator, Dr. Dana Scully. Do you have a favorite character from science fiction? Science fiction allows us to imagine what happened a long, long time ago in a galaxy far far away, or to boldly go where no one has gone before—to infinity and beyond! It also allows us to explore new frontiers in science, innovation, and society.
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Three Friends Alien Adventure"
When Ruth finds a box of old comic books in her attic, the three friends are inspired to write and film their own science fiction movie with aliens, robots, and space explorers.
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Clean Up This Space"
The friends are inspired while cleaning their rooms to return to their fantasy space story and imagine how their robot and alien characters could clean up space junk.
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STEM in 30: Star Trek: Science Fiction to Science Fact
Boldly go on a voyage with STEM in 30 as we explore the Star Trek universe
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Toys Inspired by the Space Shuttle
Learning about spaceflight couldn’t be more fun with these Shuttle inspired toys.
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Air and Space Live Chat: UFOs Fact vs. Fiction
In 1947, a weather balloon crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, setting off decades of debate about aliens and UFO's. Join us to learn more!
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Air and Space Live Chat: Teaching with Science Fiction: A Conversation with Andy Weir
Join us for a virtual conversation with Andy Weir, author of The Martian, as he talks about his new book, Project Hail Mary, and the science fiction writing process.
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