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I updated our Space Education TRAILBLAZERS page with additional videos and people. WOW! Can't wait to use this with my own middle school students next year! www.astrokidsclub.org/trailblazers

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Space Education Camp by Wes Fryer and Shelly Fryer - Trailblazers
Trailblazers
www.astrokidsclub.org
July 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM
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I’m excited to share the “Trailblazers” resource page for our 3 day “Space Education Camp” for teachers this week:
www.astrokidsclub.org/trailblazers

Full workshop curriculum on:
www.astrokidsclub.org/for-teachers...

#SpaceEd #stem #nasa #Artemis #DEI
July 14, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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as well as a Google Sheet:
www.astrokidsclub.org/videos

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Space Education Camp by Wes Fryer and Shelly Fryer - Videos
Videos
www.astrokidsclub.org
July 12, 2026 at 3:14 AM
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NASA unveils next crew of astronauts who will fly to space station

ground.news/article/nasa-unve...

#SpaceEd #nasa #ISS
April 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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I recorded a new video tutorial / walkthrough (6 min) for the “Mars Terrarium” / farming with code #CodingMars lesson:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYq7...

More details about this middle school computer programming unit on
lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/mine...

#stem #coding #nasa #SpaceEd #Mars #Artemis
April 24, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Artemis 2 Pre-Launch Videos

wfryer.substack.com/p/artemis-2-...

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Four astronauts in blue flight suits and sunglasses stand on a sunny tarmac in front of T-38 jet trainers. From left to right: Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman (pointing to a small plush doll), and Victor Glover. All are smiling.
April 1, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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My morning commute [PODCAST] Artemis II on the Cover of TIME and Pandora on the Hunt for Other Worlds (Are We There Yet?, 3 Feb 2026)

open.spotify.com/episode/1zDz...

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Artemis II on the cover of TIME and Pandora on the hunt for other worlds
Are We There Yet? · Episode
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February 10, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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(2/2) lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/mine...

lessons.wesfryer.com/wonder-links

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Lessons by Dr. Wesley Fryer (wesfryer.com) - Mars Videos
videos: Space Exploration - Moon / Mars habitation
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January 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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(1/2) Added to my #WonderLinks page: [VIDEO] Artemis Science: Visualizing NASA’s Next Lunar Flyby (6 min)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdF4...

Also added to my “VIDEOS: SPACE EXPLORATION - MOON / MARS HABITATION” page:

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Artemis Science: Visualizing NASA’s Next Lunar Flyby
YouTube video by NASA Goddard
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January 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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Our students are like most middle schoolers: they love learning about space, astronauts, and space exploration!

#SpaceEd #STEM
September 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Marking 13 Years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Picks Up New Skills (NASA, 1 August 2025)
www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/marking...

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Marking 13 Years on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity Picks Up New Skills
New capabilities allow the rover to do science with less energy from its batteries.
www.jpl.nasa.gov
August 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Check out activities, videos and resources from Shelly Fryer's "Rocket Camp" this week:
classroom.shellyfryer.com/roc...

#stem #SpaceE#stems#SpaceEdt#nasaa#rocketsa#SpaceExploration
Image features a promotional graphic for a NASA-themed summer camp focused on rocketry. It includes the text "ROCKET CAMP" prominently displayed, dates for the camp, and a brief description of activities for participants in grades 2-5. The right
July 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Day 2 of "Rocket 🚀 Camp" with Shelly Fryer! Elementary age students are building foam rockets today. Shelly is "in her happy place" teaching students STEM engineering who are in "The Artemis Generation!"

summer.providenceday.org/date...

#SpaceED #stem #Nasa #rockets
A woman gestures while explaining the SLS rocket in front of a presentation screen. The screen displays a diagram of the rocket and images of students involved in the Artemis program. On the table are various educational materials and tools.
July 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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My summer camp for rising 4th and 5th graders this week, "Coding in Minecraft - Mars Outpost Mission" is going great!

www.astrokidsclub.org/

More info about my middle school unit "Coding Mars" is on:
lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/...

#stem #coding #Minecraft #M#stema#codingS#Minecrafts#MinecraftEDU
Promotional graphic for "Coding in Minecraft: Mars Outpost Mission" by Astro Kids Club. The image includes a gear and code symbol in the word "Coding," a green "Minecraft" title, and red "Mars Outpost Mission" text. The center features a MakeCode block coding example, with a red Mars planet illustration on the left, a Minecraft grass block on the right, and a Mars rover and rocket icon at the bottom. The website www.AstroKidsClub.org is displayed at the bottom.
July 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Please share this link about the EIGHT (STEM / coding / design / engineering summer camps Shelly Fryer and I are teaching in June and July 2025 through "Summer at Providence Day School!"
https://lessons.wesfryer.com/courses/summer-2025

#stem #coding #design #Minecraft #MinecraftEDU #SpaceEd
Promotional graphic for Summer 2025 STEM Camps at Providence Day School, featuring images and descriptions of various camps: Engineering, Lego Exploration, Rocket Lab, Video Game Coding, Minecraft, and Web Design. Includes photos of Mrs. Fryer and Dr Fryer
May 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Check out my new blog post, “Martian Perchlorates in Minecraft Education”
www.speedofcreativity.org/2025/04/12/m...

#coding #CodingMars #chemistry #stem #teaching #SpaceEd #Mars #agriculture
April 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Intuitive Machine’s lunar landing goes sideways again (The Verge, 7 March 2025)
www.theverge.com/news/625818/...

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Intuitive Machine’s lunar landing goes sideways again
Athena has an attitude problem.
www.theverge.com
March 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Now Shelly and I are virtually attending the #SEEC2025 closing keynote LIVE!

“Saturday Keynote- The James Webb Telescope Mission”

sites.grenadine.co/sites/spacec...

#SpaceEd #JWST #nasa #stem
February 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Another great #SEEC2025 virtual session this morning: “Bringing Space to Life: Space Colonization Units Implemented in the STEM Classroom” by Annamarie Vandrevala! Added to a “Unit Inspirations” page:
lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/mine...

#stem #Mars #SpaceEd #nasa #rover #coding
February 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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This morning attending #SEEC2025 virtually I learned about “Depot Caching Strategy” and so much more in “Mission Cognition: A Mission to Mars” by Iowa educators Ben Olsen & Ronald Reinhart! Check out my notes with links to GREAT resources: wfryer.me/seec2025

#stem #Mars #SpaceEd #nasa #coding
February 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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I updated my Space Education #SpaceEd resources website:
space.wesfryer.com

Among other updates I added a link to a Wakelet of space exploration links:
wakelet.com/wake/IVLOluK...

#edtech #edtechSR #coding #EduSky
Earth Rise photo from Apollo 8
January 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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@drcaberry.bsky.social I’m glad to connect with you here via #EduSky! My spouse @shellyfryer.com & I are both teachers & #STEM space #SpaceEd geeks. As a middle school coding teacher, I am also passionate about increasing diversity & representation in our #STEM classrooms and in the field.
December 23, 2024 at 11:34 AM
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"Are We There Yet?" is one of @shellyfryer.com's favorite NASA / Space Exploration / Space Education podcasts! I love it too... Thanks host @spacebrendan.bsky.social! Super glad to see you & the podcast here on #BlueSky!

cc #EduSky #SpaceEd #STEM
December 14, 2024 at 4:15 PM
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#SkyTour #astronomy [PODCAST] “Cassiopeia & Company” for December 2024 (although it is mistakenly titled November)
pca.st/episode/8717...

#Science #SpaceEd #solstice
December 1, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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Check out Ben Honeycutt’s 3 min tutorial [VIDEO] for middle school students creating “habitat domes on Mars in Minecraft Education!
youtu.be/hC6BKuEapIQ?...

Learn more about my own “Minecraft Mars” coding unit:
lessons.wesfryer.com/lessons/mine...

#stem #MinecraftEDU #Minecraft #coding #SpaceEd
November 25, 2024 at 8:57 PM