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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.An Armstrong Air and Space Museum representative held up a backpack that astronauts use when they go up to space.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.A representative from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum came to the Boardman library on July 22 and held up a replica of a spacesuit for the children to look at.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Children played with miniature catapults during the Air and Space program at the Boardman library on July 22 to try and shoot a piece of rolled up paper into the trashcan.
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Neighbors | Alexis Bartolomucci.Two of the children who attended the Air and Space program at the Boardman library on July 22 practiced catching a falling ruler before it hit the ground.
By ALEXIS BARTOLOMUCCI
A representative from the Armstrong Air and Space Museum came to put on a presentation at the Boardman library on July 22.
Families who attended the event learned about what astronaut’s lives are like when they go into space for long periods of time. Astronauts have to work out several hours a day to stay in the best physical shape they can, allowing them to make the transition from Earth to space and back to Earth as easy as possible.
The children learned that there isn’t any gravity or oxygen in space so the astronauts have to wear special space suits to survive. There were question and answer sessions throughout the presentation to help transition from one subject to the next.
There were several props the children could see up close after the presentation, including a space suit, a helmet, moon shoes, a backpack and other items that astronauts use when they go into space.
Three different activities were set up for the children to play before they left the program. There was a mini catapult that the children used to try and get a wad of paper in the trash can, a game where someone dropped a ruler and the other person had to try and catch it before it hit the ground and a puzzle one person put together blindfolded while listening to directions from the person they worked with.
Many more presenters will be attending the Boardman library, as well as other libraries in Mahoning County to put on programs for children and families. A calendar of events can be found at www.libraryvisit.org.