Crosby students learn about space travel
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| NASA Space Camp graduate Lloyd Roberts talks with second grade students at Crosby Elementary School about his space camp experiences. (Photo provided) |
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HARVARD – Most of the time, Lloyd Roberts is a teacher in Rockford School District 205. Dressed in his blue NASA jumpsuit, on Friday, he seemed like an astronaut to the second grade students of Crosby Elementary School in Harvard District 50.
Three summers ago, Roberts attended NASA’s Space Camp for Educators in Honeywell, Ark. He was one of 600 teachers from around the country chosen for the honor. At the two-week space camp, Roberts and his fellow space campers went through much of the basic training exercises that NASA astronauts go through. They even did a mission under water to simulate low gravity situations.
Roberts, who is friends with Crosby Elementary School second grade teacher Janet Fink, shared his experiences with the students, showed them a video that simulated a moon landing, and talked about the importance of education if students were interested in space travel.
