As a subject, the effects of gravity and reduced gravity conditions are more technical and abstract. So, finding ways to make these concepts more concrete for K-12 teachers and students requires ingenuity. I work in science education because it's hands-on. It's fun and interesting because science education offers lots of opportunities for students to be directly involved. I work in space science education because I love it.
Space science has a large appeal to students.
Living and working in space is something that almost everyone longs to try. I know I certainly do. And in this day and age, so much is happening in the space frontier with upcoming missions to Mars, the International Space Station construction underway, and the discovery of planets around other stars, just to name a few. Going into space education was serendipitous. Out of college I got a job designing aeronautics training.