Science Heads has announced that it is accepting proposals for student designed experiments for it’s upcoming High Altitude Balloon (HAB6) launch. All Middle School and High School students in Orange County are invited to participate under the supervision of their
To better support STEM education of Middle School and High School students during the pandemic – Science Heads has introduced it’s new High Altitude Research Program (HARP). This program is being offered with assistance from the National Weather Service (NWS),
Join us for free one hour tours of the sky and discussions about space. These events are appropriate for people of all ages. Click here to see the current schedule. Recordings of previous star parties are posted here.
NEW – Chat with a NASA Solar System Ambassador Looking for fun science-related activities for your kids? Schedule an online video chat during which they can learn about space and engineering from an actual scientist. These personalized 30-minute sessions are
The Science Heads HAB / STEM program inspires students to apply what they have learned in school and design scientific experiments to be carried to the “edge of space.” On November 9th and 25th, Science Heads successfully launched it’s fourth
Science Heads appeared for the second time at Science Showtime, held at Golden West College in Huntington Beach. The event was on September 28th, and drew a big crowd as it had the previous year. This time, Science Heads brought
On Saturday, April 21st, Science Heads launched it’s first High Altitude Balloon. In the payload were 5 student experiments from local schools. The balloon and payload reached the edge of space (approximately 109,000 feet or 20.6 miles in altitude) and
The City of Lake Forest held an Astronomy Night at the Sports Park, and Science Heads was there! We brought a bunch of new astronomy-related science stations, including Eclipse on the Wall (see how eclipses happen), Twinkle Stars (why do
Our Spooky Science program continues, this time at Montevideo Elementary School. A great crowd turned out to see this event, our first time at Montevideo. The sky was cloudy, so we concentrated on the Mobile Observatory software, and all of
October 28th was International Observe the Moon night, and we were out doing just that! The Science Heads crew and members of OC Astronomers had their telescopes out, observing the Moon and several other goodies in the sky. Thank you
Sorry, no pictures for this event, but we had a great time as always! Russ from OC Astronomers brought his massive 20-inch diameter telescope, and we had the Mobile Observatory running live video from the ISS, with Eyes on the
Wow! The Spooktacular Fun Days event over the weekend was a great one! We had hundreds of people of all ages come through our Mobile Observatory, and hundreds more stop by to tour the Solar System and pick up stickers.
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