Meet Nanoracks Mission Manager Julie Wolfenbarger
By Grace Stumpf (7th grade) and James Walker (8th grade) Nanoracks, in the simplest terms, is space’s FedEx. They do everything from satellite launches to sending students’ experiments to the International Space Station. Founded in 2009, they have sent over…
Meet DreamUp’s Alison Waterman and Lauren Milord
By Grace Stumpf (7th grade) and James Walker (8th grade) DreamUp is a company creating an educational community where students can participate in space-based research and projects, in partnership with their sister company, Nanoracks. As students in the iLEAD Student…
DreamUp to Space Teams Load MixStix for June Launch
What a way to start the week! Learners met at SCVi Charter School in Castaic, California, this afternoon to prepare experiments for launching to the International Space Station this June. With the assistance of facilitator Shawna Brown and Kathleen Fredette,…
Meet a DreamUp to Space Team Member: Sophia Siegen, Team Carrot
By Grace Stumpf & Raegan Brown DreamUp to Space is a project that challenges young people to explore the impact that microgravity has on matter. Through a partnership with DreamUp, iLEAD learners in grades 5-12 are inspired to develop the…
Meet a DreamUp to Space Team Member: Hutch Siegen, Team Carrot
By Grace Stumpf & Raegan Brown DreamUp to Space is a project that challenges young people to understand and explore the impact that microgravity has on matter. Through a partnership with DreamUp, iLEAD learners in grades 5-12 are inspired to…
Meet a DreamUp to Space Team Member: James Walker, Team Carrot
By Grace Stumpf & Raegan Brown DreamUp to Space is a project that challenges young people to understand and explore the impact that microgravity has on matter. Through a partnership with DreamUp, iLEAD learners in grades 5-12 are inspired to…
Meet a DreamUp to Space Team Member: Connor Morris, Team Vigna Radiata
By Grace Stumpf & Raegan Brown DreamUp to Space is a project that challenges young people to understand and explore the impact that microgravity has on matter. Through a partnership with DreamUp, iLEAD learners in grades 5-12 are inspired to…
Meet a DreamUp to Space Team Member: Noah Breitstein, Team Adzuki
By Grace Stumpf & Raegan Brown DreamUp to Space is a project that challenges young people to understand and explore the impact that microgravity has on matter. Through a partnership with DreamUp, iLEAD learners in grades 5-12 are inspired to…
Meet a DreamUp to Space Team Member: Michele Mountain, Team Carrot
By Grace Stumpf & Raegan Brown DreamUp to Space is a project that challenges young people to understand and explore the impact that microgravity has on matter. Through a partnership with DreamUp, iLEAD learners in grades 5-12 are inspired to…
Meet a DreamUp to Space Team Member: Quentin Gauge, Team Adzuki
By Grace Stumpf & Raegan Brown DreamUp to Space is a project that challenges young people to understand and explore the impact that microgravity has on matter. Through a partnership with DreamUp, iLEAD learners in grades 5-12 are inspired to develop…
Meet a DreamUp to Space Team Member: Grace Stumpf, Team Adzuki
DreamUp to Space is a project that challenges young people to understand and explore the impact that microgravity has on matter. Through a partnership with DreamUp, iLEAD learners in grades 5-12 are inspired to develop the skills and knowledge to design,…
Meet a DreamUp to Space Team Member: Raegan Brown, Team Carrot
DreamUp to Space is a project that challenges young people to understand and explore the impact that microgravity has on matter. Through a partnership with DreamUp, iLEAD learners in grades 5-12 are inspired to develop the skills and knowledge to…
Apply to Join a DreamUp to Space Launch Team!
iLEAD and Maker Learning Network learners in grades 5-12 are invited to apply to join one of two DreamUp to Space Launch Teams, featuring experiments designed by learners at SCVi and iLEAD Exploration! Selected team members will run experiments in…
Top Two Selected Teams: 2020 DreamUp to Space Virtual Mission Experiment Design Challenge
We are thrilled to announce the teams selected for flight in the 2020 DreamUp to Space Virtual Mission & Experiment Design Challenge, representing learners from the Lower School of SCVi, iLEAD’s founding school, and iLEAD Exploration. These are the experiments…
DreamUp 2020 Video Pitches from Our Teams: Adzuki Beans
During the final phase of the DreamUp to Space Virtual Mission 2019-2020 Experiment Design Challenge, our finalist teams created short videos “pitching” their idea, and the plan they developed for how — if their experiment is chosen — they will…
DreamUp 2020 Video Pitches from Our Teams: Peppermint
During the final phase of the DreamUp to Space Virtual Mission 2019-2020 Experiment Design Challenge, our finalist teams created short videos “pitching” their idea, and the plan they developed for how — if their experiment is chosen — they will…
DreamUp 2020 Video Pitches from Our Teams: Chamomile Seeds
During the final phase of the DreamUp to Space Virtual Mission 2019-2020 Experiment Design Challenge, our finalist teams created short videos “pitching” their idea, and the plan they developed for how — if their experiment is chosen — they will…
DreamUp 2020 Video Pitches from Our Teams: Strawberries
During the final phase of the DreamUp to Space Virtual Mission 2019-2020 Experiment Design Challenge, our finalist teams created short videos “pitching” their idea, and the plan they developed for how — if their experiment is chosen — they will…