| Our Aerospace Coordinator |  |  | | Proud to be a NASA Explorer School since 2004! |
I am the Aerospace and Aviation Coordinator at Farnsworth Aerospace PreK-8 School. Starting this school year, 2009-10, I will travel between the two campuses, PreK-4 and 5-8. Please contact me with the following information:
Farnsworth 5-8: 651.293.8880 ext.
Farnsworth PreK-4: 651.293.8675 ext. 310
Email: jill.wall@spps.org
"The Minnesota Department of Transportation,
Office of Aeronautics in cooperation with the North Central Region
Aerospace Education Association is proud to present the 2009 MN
Aerospace Educator Hall of Fame Award for honoring and recognizing the
accomplishments of those aerospace educators who have made significant
contributions by promoting aerospace through education.
Jill
Wall has demonstrated outstanding dedication to hundreds and maybe even
thousands of students in aerospace and is the reason that many of us
continue to be involved in aerospace education today.
Jill has
made a significant difference in the lives of students with innovative
curriculum and aerospace activities, excellent teaching skills, and
inspiring outstanding student performance. For may of us here today,
it was one of our teachers, like Jill, that inspired us into a life in
aviation.
Please  | | L-R: Bridget Wall (Jr. at IWU), Dr. Richard Binzel (MIT), Dr. Linda French (IWU Associate Prof. of Physics), and Mrs. Wall (Farnsworth staff) |
give Jill a warm welcome and congratulations."
The award was presented to Mrs. Wall on December 1, 2009
Mrs. Wall attended the eighteenth annual conference aimed to recognize the research project and creative endeavors of IWU students. Mrs. Wall's daughter, Bridget, is a junior at IWU and was a student researcher participant.
The keynote speaker was Richard P. Binzel, Professor of Planetary Science in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is one of the world's leading scientists in the study of asteroids and Pluto. Currently, his is a Science Team Member on the NASA New Horizons Mission to Pluto launched in 2006 and arriving in 2015.
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 NASA Explorer School
Find out more information about NES and learn about the programs it has to offer to our school.
eFolio
Find out more information about the NASA Explorer Schools program.
STS-115 Activities
Test your knowledge with this activity.
NES Student Interest Survey
Fourth-Sixth graders are required to participate in this survey.
NASA STARS Survey
Students who participated in NASA STARS may provide feedback.
LaunchQuest 2007
Five LaunchQuest team members, parent Mrs. Wolters, and Farnsworth staff Mrs. Rudh and Mrs. Wallace travel to Spaceport in New Mexico to witness the launch of our experiment.
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Seattle Trip 2007
Fifth grade students visited Seattle, Washington to learn about
aviation and aerospace. Click on the link to learn more about the
trip.
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Digger Day 2007!
Former Astronaut "Digger" Duane Carey visited Farnsworth on Thursday, May 3, 2007. Click on the link to view the schedule and pictures from the visit. Thank you Digger and Cheryl for visiting.
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