Stand in front of a group of students and announce that today we will be having a science lesson, and at that point half of them will audibly groan, slump over their desks, and they will give more attention to what they are planning to do that night than to you at the front of the room! This is the negative power that the 'S' word - Science - can have on some people.
However, take a little science theory and add it to one of the latest games crazes and you have a guaranteed way to hold the attention of many, and to teach the public about a core concept of space exploration - i.e gravity - without them even realising it.
At least, I think that is the theory behind NASA's latest collaboration with entertainment media company Rovio, creators of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise.
Due for release later this month, Angry Birds Space, must be the first games release to be announced from the International Space Station, and provided NASA astronaut Don Pettit with a great opportunity to explain about gravity, including a demonstration of using a catapult in space, fully loaded with an Angry Bird! Find out more by viewing the video below.
However, take a little science theory and add it to one of the latest games crazes and you have a guaranteed way to hold the attention of many, and to teach the public about a core concept of space exploration - i.e gravity - without them even realising it.
At least, I think that is the theory behind NASA's latest collaboration with entertainment media company Rovio, creators of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise.
Due for release later this month, Angry Birds Space, must be the first games release to be announced from the International Space Station, and provided NASA astronaut Don Pettit with a great opportunity to explain about gravity, including a demonstration of using a catapult in space, fully loaded with an Angry Bird! Find out more by viewing the video below.
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