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On June 9th,
2003 the Pembroke Pines Charter School System in Florida held
their Awards & Accomplishments Ceremony. The following
plaque was presented to the owner of High-Tech Productions /
the founder of the Science & Technology Centers.
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The Science Center
is located within the
Pembroke Pines
Charter Middle School
which is in Broward
County, S. Florida.
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Several of the classes at the school worked on an experiment
that was on board the NASA space shuttle Columbia which was
destroyed during re-entry on February 1, 2003. The project was
to compare crystal growth in microgravity to that on Earth. |
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The experiment was headed by Pembroke Pines science teacher
Barry Perlman. Scientists speculate such research one day
could revolutionize the pharmaceutical industry by helping to
grow purer drugs in space at a faster rate. |
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Under the direction of Mr. Perlman, several classes of seventh-graders were directly involved with
the NASA experiment. |
The students organized the materials,
conducted
control experiments in their classrooms and then ultimately
were to compare the results
after the flight and form a final conclusion.
High-Tech
Productions helped underwrite some of the costs associated
with getting the project aboard the Columbia. |
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Of course, because of
the tragic events on Feb 1, it was originally thought that the experiment was lost along with
the Space Shuttle Columbia and her brave crew. |
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Experiment
Found
The
Pembroke Pines experiment was found by a search team
in Texas and the container holding the experiment
was in very good condition. NASA officially released
it and the project was returned to the
school for analysis by Mr. Perlman's science classes.
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Mr. Perlman, who attended the January shuttle
launch, made the emotional visit back to
Cape Canaveral along with the owners of ITA,
Inc. & Space Outreach.
Instrumentation Technology Associates
personnel opened the box and Barry Perlman
retrieved the experiment for evaluation. |
"We will attempt to finish the experiment
begun in space by astronaut Kalpana Chowla,"
said Perlman. "We will be retrieving
samples from one of the few surviving
experiments on board Columbia. It is hoped
that we can honor the astronauts who gave
their lives doing our experiment by finishing
their work and obtaining meaningful scientific
information from their efforts." Perlman
continued.
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Here for Updates & More Pictures on the Experiment. |
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One of the purposes of the High-Tech
Productions.com
Science & Technology Centers is to help the students
further their science & space exploration ambitions. We do this by
obtaining many educational items such as NASA CD's, DVD's,
video tapes and other space related displays and exhibits and
make them readily available to the school system.
Click
Here for more info on the Pembroke Pines Charter School
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High-Tech Productions is proud to help
bring science & technology to kids of all ages.
Here are links to some Fun
Activities & Great Places to Visit
High-Tech
Productions supports many organizations.
We
make ongoing donations of funding and materials to:
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| Boca Raton Children's Museum |
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Ronald
McDonald House |
| TAG (Together
Against Gangs) |
The
March of Dimes |
Boy Scouts of
America |
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is intended for educational purposes & to
further enhance the learning experience for kids of all ages.
Our purpose is to
bring new technologies to the youth of America
and to promote science and space research & education.
There
is never an admission fee or cover charge
nor do do we sell any products or services.
Although
some of the Science Centers are located at Scout Camps,
we are not
directly affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America.
The
Science Centers are donated by High-Tech
Productions,
a privately owned company located in Florida.
Our
All-Electric Vehicles and Space Artifacts are loaned out and
displayed at schools, museums and science symposiums - Free
of Charge
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