1. BalloonSats One key to better math, science, and technology knowledge L. Paul Verhage GPSL 2008

2. Why BalloonSats? ● Near Space Motivates ● Simple to Build ● No Tracking Equipment or Radio License ● Focus on Construction and Data Analysis

3. The Typical BalloonSat

4. BalloonSat Construction Workshop Teams of three or four Two days/Four hours Classroom Teams of three or four Two weeks/1 class period

6. Advanced Students

7. Student Data Without APRS With APRS

8. Potential Problems Weather Hot and Sharp Tools Wrong Audience Work Schedules Liability

10. BalloonSat Principia Thorough Documentation Data Analysis Ping Pong Stratolites Example Experiments

11. Umm, maybe I could…. NearSys@gmail.com