At Galena Park High School, the media technology class is ground control for students and NASA scientists working to bring 'Space to the Classroom.'
The project is part of the HUNCH program (High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware) students are helping to explain how the experiments performed by astronauts in space have applications that are helpful on earth.
"At first, it was really hard to understand. They're very confusing and we have science teachers that come and help us out," said Rebecca Fassio.
Fassio and her classmates first had to read material written by NASA rocket scientists - not an easy task. According to their teacher, Dave DeJohn, video shot of experiments on board the International Space Station was sent to his media class for students to rework and re-package.
"They've given us this opportunity to take their footage with their PhD reports on what they did in space, and then the kids have to figure out what it is that they are saying, sort of decode it, and then make it cool," said DeJohn.
NASA plans on using the videos help educate the public about the importance of space in terms the public can understand. Students will create a total of eight, five-minute videos, for the space agency.
"It's all encompassing, it helps us out and it gives the students sort of some real world video to work with," said Mary Beth Edeen with the Space Station National Lab Office at the Johnson Space Center.
The hands on experience in the classroom is also helping students gain a deeper understanding of science and math in the real world.
"It's very important to us to develop treatments that may not be available down here, but once they gain the technology and the knowledge up there, they can apply it down here on earth," said Juan Aguilar a senior at Galena Park High School.
For many students this project with NASA is their first step into a future career.
"These kids are going to have videos that make a difference in industry and I am pretty excited about that," said DeJohn.
Students will finish producing their first video next week, and once they are done their work will be shown in classrooms all across the country.
Galena Park High School is one of 12 schools in the U.S. participating in the HUNCH program.
The project is part of the HUNCH program (High Schools United with NASA to Create Hardware) students are helping to explain how the experiments performed by astronauts in space have applications that are helpful on earth.
"At first, it was really hard to understand. They're very confusing and we have science teachers that come and help us out," said Rebecca Fassio.
Fassio and her classmates first had to read material written by NASA rocket scientists - not an easy task. According to their teacher, Dave DeJohn, video shot of experiments on board the International Space Station was sent to his media class for students to rework and re-package.
"They've given us this opportunity to take their footage with their PhD reports on what they did in space, and then the kids have to figure out what it is that they are saying, sort of decode it, and then make it cool," said DeJohn.
NASA plans on using the videos help educate the public about the importance of space in terms the public can understand. Students will create a total of eight, five-minute videos, for the space agency.
"It's all encompassing, it helps us out and it gives the students sort of some real world video to work with," said Mary Beth Edeen with the Space Station National Lab Office at the Johnson Space Center.
The hands on experience in the classroom is also helping students gain a deeper understanding of science and math in the real world.
"It's very important to us to develop treatments that may not be available down here, but once they gain the technology and the knowledge up there, they can apply it down here on earth," said Juan Aguilar a senior at Galena Park High School.
For many students this project with NASA is their first step into a future career.
"These kids are going to have videos that make a difference in industry and I am pretty excited about that," said DeJohn.
Students will finish producing their first video next week, and once they are done their work will be shown in classrooms all across the country.
Galena Park High School is one of 12 schools in the U.S. participating in the HUNCH program.
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