The Challenger Learning Center (CLC) of Cincinnati will be the cornerstone of iSPACE and it is where students become scientists and astronauts, solving real-life problems as they share the thrill of discovery on missions through the Solar System.
The CLC at iSPACE will offer realistic mock-ups of Mission Control and an orbiting space station. Students join teams at computer consoles or onboard the orbiting space lab, rev up their imaginations, and work together toward the mission's goal, whether it is the launching of a probe or the interception of a comet.
A visit to a ChallengerLearningCenter isn't just a field trip—it is a deeply grounded learning experience that engages students, transforming them into scientists, engineers, or researchers, and placing them in a simulated space mission where they solve real-life challenges. Based on state and national education standards in all of the communities we serve, the CLC will serve approximately 10,000 students and upwards of 3,000 teachers per year through a broad array of mission-based activities.
The CLC was developed by the ChallengerCenter for Space Science Education (ChallengerCenter) in April 1986 by the families of the astronauts tragically lost during the 51-L Challenger space shuttle mission.
For information on the ChallengerCenter for Space Science Education, visit www.challenger.org
We need your help to implement this exciting, state-of-the-art learning tool.Please consider a donation to make the CLC at iSPACE an educational resource for all students and educators in this region.
Thank you to the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, the Spaulding Foundation, the Stillson Foundation, Fifth Third Trustee, the Ohio Space Grant Consortium and the Rotary Foundation of Cincinnati for their support of the iSPACE ChallengerLearningCenter.
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