On Wed., Sept. 21, students at Frelinghuysen Middle School will get to see an award-winning science/hip-hop concert sponsored by Honeywell in cooperation with NASA. According to a press release from Honeywell, the show is "designed to inspire middle school students throughout the U.S. and Canada to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math."
"The United States is losing its scientific and technological dominance," the release said. "Among industrialized nations, the U.S.’s scores on international science and math tests rank in the bottom third and bottom fifth, respectively. Over the last three decades, federal funding for the physical, mathematical, and engineering sciences has declined at a time when other countries are substantially increasing their own research budgets."
It was in response to these factors that Honeywell says it teamed up with NASA to create FMA Live!, which uses performers, music, videos and science demonstrations to explain Newton’s Laws of Motion and the Universal Law of Gravity.
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Highlights of the show include:
- Students vaulting onto a Velcro wall
- Extreme” wrestling
- Dragster cars and rocket launchers
- A hover chair
- Music and dance
Students, teachers and even the school’s principal will be part of the show.
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For more information about FMA Live!, visit www.fmalive.com
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