Young people will become aware of their attitudes about aging and learn how the media affects their attitudes. They will experience how aging affects the senses and will become sensitive to the needs of others. Youth are encouraged to widen their circle of friends by spending time with an older person. Students will learn about forces, fibers, and foods from NASA's Space Shuttle, the fabrics from which space suits are made, how astronauts eat and sleep in space and what it is like to be weightless. Three video tapes accompany the program and include actual interviews of astronauts.
Program books offer a few experiments to conduct.
Building and launching model rockets are optional. A Launcher can be provided at no extra charge. Paint and glue are extra. A launcher for your 2 liter rockets is available from the 4-H as well. Why are insects important to our very lives.