Crossing America LIVE! Season Four
Campbell-Savona High School
Crossing America Lands in Corning, NY! 🌎🚀
Some days in science are fun. Some are fascinating. And some? Some are so full of energy, curiosity, and just the right amount of chaos that you know they’ll stick with you forever. Today was one of those days.
Here’s what went down:
💥 Alka-Seltzer rockets launched like Old Faithful, and the excitement was contagious.
💡 Teachers acting out firefly mating habits? Yes, really. And don’t worry—completely G-rated. Just a whole lot of blinking lights, scientific facts, and middle schoolers losing their minds.
❄️ Rocky Mountain snow flew through the air—and, of course, landed squarely on the one teacher everyone secretly wanted to hit. Instant school hero.
🌊 Melting glaciers met dry ice, and the result? A whole lot of “Whoa.”
🌲 Redwood trees struggled in the heat, but once we rolled in the fog? Oh, they thrived. (Well, our volunteer teacher and student thrived—but metaphorically, it all tracks.)
We wrapped it up by talking about the beauty of wonder—how the best learning happens outside, in the wild, in the real world. I told them: Be curious. Explore. Pay attention to the miracles around you. And get outside!
And then… 🚨THE FIRE ALARM WENT OFF. 🚨
Turns out, our “realistic” Redwood fog was a little too realistic. 😳 One minute, I’m talking about the wonders of nature, and the next? The entire high school is evacuating, and I’m explaining myself to a very unimpressed state trooper. (Oops.)
But listen—science doesn’t stop. Once we got the all-clear, we launched into our Engineering Design Challenge for Dark Sky Engineering—and these students? They. Delivered. 🌌✨ Nineteen communities built, each one more thoughtful and inspired than the last. Watching them light up as they realized their ideas mattered—that was the real magic. The future of innovation? It’s in very good hands.
A huge thank you to Trisha and Rebecca, two absolute STEAM-in-the-PARK rockstars, for hosting us today! 💙 And a special shoutout to the National Park Foundation for making these incredible learning adventures possible.
Some days in science are fun. Some are fascinating. And some? Some are so full of energy, curiosity, and just the right amount of chaos that you know they’ll stick with you forever. Today was one of those days.
Here’s what went down:
💥 Alka-Seltzer rockets launched like Old Faithful, and the excitement was contagious.
💡 Teachers acting out firefly mating habits? Yes, really. And don’t worry—completely G-rated. Just a whole lot of blinking lights, scientific facts, and middle schoolers losing their minds.
❄️ Rocky Mountain snow flew through the air—and, of course, landed squarely on the one teacher everyone secretly wanted to hit. Instant school hero.
🌊 Melting glaciers met dry ice, and the result? A whole lot of “Whoa.”
🌲 Redwood trees struggled in the heat, but once we rolled in the fog? Oh, they thrived. (Well, our volunteer teacher and student thrived—but metaphorically, it all tracks.)
We wrapped it up by talking about the beauty of wonder—how the best learning happens outside, in the wild, in the real world. I told them: Be curious. Explore. Pay attention to the miracles around you. And get outside!
And then… 🚨THE FIRE ALARM WENT OFF. 🚨
Turns out, our “realistic” Redwood fog was a little too realistic. 😳 One minute, I’m talking about the wonders of nature, and the next? The entire high school is evacuating, and I’m explaining myself to a very unimpressed state trooper. (Oops.)
But listen—science doesn’t stop. Once we got the all-clear, we launched into our Engineering Design Challenge for Dark Sky Engineering—and these students? They. Delivered. 🌌✨ Nineteen communities built, each one more thoughtful and inspired than the last. Watching them light up as they realized their ideas mattered—that was the real magic. The future of innovation? It’s in very good hands.
A huge thank you to Trisha and Rebecca, two absolute STEAM-in-the-PARK rockstars, for hosting us today! 💙 And a special shoutout to the National Park Foundation for making these incredible learning adventures possible.
