MORRIS PLAINS, N.J.,
May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
(NYSE: HON) and NASA are proud to support their science,
technology, engineering and math (STEM) education program with the
award-winning, hip-hop educational experience FMA Live! Forces
in Motion. The program made its return to the West Coast
this month with plans to visit six states and perform at 40 public,
private and military-connected middle schools.
FMA Live! Forces in Motion is making a stop in
Washington for the next two weeks
with twelve performances in North
Bend (Twin Falls Middle School), Bothell (Canyon Park Junior High School),
Granite Falls (Granite Falls
Middle School), Bremerton (West
Hills STEM Academy), Kingston
(Kingston Middle School) and Poulsbo (Poulsbo Middle School).
The popular show incorporates hip-hop music and dancers with
student volunteers and on-stage, interactive science experiments to
demonstrate how physics plays a role in everyday life. Since the
program's creation in 2004, the FMA Live! cast has performed before
455,000 students in more than 1,150 schools from all 48 contiguous
U.S. states, as well as in Mexico
and Canada.
"It is critically important to get middle school-aged students
aware of and excited about STEM topics—especially physics. We've
seen FMA Live! make the introduction easier," said Donald James, NASA's associate administrator for
Education. "Thanks to our collaboration with Honeywell, we're
inspiring students to set their sights on future careers in the
critical STEM field."
Each performance focuses on Newton's Universal Law of Gravity
and Three Laws of Motion. Named after Newton's Second Law of Motion
[Force equals Mass times Acceleration], FMA Live! uses music videos
and interactive scientific demonstrations to teach and inspire
students to pursue STEM careers.
Honeywell and NASA have joined the Department of Defense
Education Activity (DoDEA) to bring FMA Live! Forces in Motion to
military-connected schools on the West Coast this spring. On
Monday, May 9, the show will make a
stop at West Hills STEM Academy in Bremerton, Wash. as part of a continued
commitment to provide STEM focused education assistance to students
from military families. The physics-focused hip-hop program
complements DoDEA's broader goals to infuse STEM curriculum and
instruction across all grade levels.
"Many of today's engineering challenges will be solved decades
into the future by the next generation of engineers and
scientists," said Mike Bennett,
president, Honeywell Hometown Solutions. "To prepare students to
become tomorrow's innovators, Honeywell invests in programs like
FMA Live! to ignite that spark of inspiration in fun and relatable
ways."
The FMA Live! Forces in Motion experience features an
online "Teachers' Lounge" that includes National Science
Standards-based teaching resources, downloadable streaming videos,
music from the show, and a comprehensive educational guide with
lesson plans. This digital tool helps keep the post-show spark
alive and can be incorporated into classroom learning objectives.
To learn more visit FMALive.com.
About FMA Live!
Using live actors, hip-hop
songs, music videos, interactive scientific demonstrations and
video interviews with scientists and engineers from NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, the show teaches Newton's Three Laws of
Motion and Universal Law of Gravity.
Honeywell and NASA created FMA Live! to inspire middle school
students to explore STEM concepts and careers. The program
addresses Forces and Motion learning objectives outlined by the
Next Generation Science Education Standards for students in grades
5-8.
Through Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company has a number
of award-winning programs focused on inspiring students at all
grade levels to embrace STEM education. The company chose physics
for FMA Live! Forces in Motion because studies have shown
that the middle school years of education offer the best window of
opportunity to get students interested in STEM careers.
Supporting Resources
- Read more about FMA Live! Forces in Motion
- Visit the FMALive! Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/HoneywellAero
- Follow @HON_Citizenship on Twitter
- Follow FMA Live! on Instagram
- Visit Honeywell's Corporate Citizenship page
- Learn more about NASA's education programs
For Educators
- The FMA Live! Forces in Motion website features a
"Teachers' Lounge".
About Honeywell Hometown Solutions
FMA Live! Forces in Motion is part of Honeywell Hometown
Solutions, the company's corporate citizenship initiative, which
focuses on five areas of vital importance: Science & Math
Education, Family Safety & Security, Housing & Shelter,
Habitat & Conservation, and Humanitarian Relief. Together with
leading public and non-profit institutions, Honeywell has developed
powerful programs to address these needs in the communities it
serves. For more information, please visit
http://citizenship.honeywell.com/.
About Honeywell
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a
Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader,
serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services;
control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry;
turbochargers; and performance materials. For more news and
information on Honeywell, please visit
www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
About Department of Defense Education Activity
(DoDEA)
DoDEA plans, directs, coordinates, and manages
pre-kindergarten through 12th grade education programs for
school-aged children of Department of Defense personnel who would
otherwise not have access to high-quality public education. DoDEA
schools are located in Europe, the
Pacific, Western Asia, the
Middle East, Cuba, the United
States, Guam, and
Puerto Rico. DoDEA also provides
support and resources to Local Educational Activities throughout
the United States that serve
children of military families. For more information, please visit
http://www.dodea.edu/
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