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DISTINGUISHED ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN THE NORTHRUP GRUMMAN FLIGHT OF DISCOVERY

DISTINGUISHED ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN THE NORTHRUP GRUMMAN FLIGHT OF DISCOVERY
Davis Hills Middle School teacher Jay Gordon, of Huntsville, Alabama conducts a fluid density experiment while participating in the Northrup Grumman Weightless Flights of Discovery program on July 28, 2006. The program, sponsored by Northrup Grumman, AOL and the Zero G Corp, invited over 80 distinguished educators from around the United States to provide first hand experience in conducting experiments in the weightless environment. Teachers are then tasked to relate their experience to their students and generate interest in studying Math and Science. (UPI Photo/Joseph Marino)