MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J.,
May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) and NASA's award-winning,
hip-hop physics education program, FMA Live! Forces in
Motion, will wrap up a ten-week tour with visits to middle
schools in Maine and New Hampshire this week. Aiming to inspire
students to learn and enjoy math and science in a compelling, fun
and memorable way, the popular show has been in high demand, having
been performed before 400,000 students in all 48 contiguous U.S.
states, as well as in Mexico and
Canada, since its creation in
2004. FMA Live! Forces in Motion will perform at schools in
Yarmouth and Freeport before making its way to Allenstown, New Hampshire for its final show
at Armand R. Dupont Middle School on Friday,
May 8th.
"As a technology-based company, it's our goal to prepare the
next generation of engineers, scientists and innovators, but to do
that, you have to capture a student's interest," said Mike Bennett, president, Honeywell Hometown
Solutions, the company's global corporate citizenship initiative.
"With FMA Live! Forces in Motion, students are experiencing
science and technology firsthand, rather than reading about it in a
textbook. This show helps students understand how science and
technology apply to their everyday lives."
FMA Live! Forces in Motion is an interactive, traveling
hip-hop concert that teaches Newton's Universal Law of Gravity and
Three Laws of Motion. Named after Newton's Second Law of Motion
[Force equals Mass times Acceleration], FMA Live! uses music videos
and interactive scientific demonstrations to teach and inspire
students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and
math (STEM).
"Bringing FMA Live! to our school was one of my proudest moments
of my teaching career," beamed teacher Michelle Rose, after FMA Live! visited her
Colorado middle school in 2014.
"Honeywell brought a high quality, thought-provoking production for
our students to experience and reminded me why I love to
teach!"
"This innovative collaboration between NASA and Honeywell has
been immensely successful over the past decade," said Donald James, NASA Associate Administrator for
Education. "The combination of exciting, NASA-unique content and a
dynamic stage performance is a proven formula for helping students
grasp the fundamentals of physics. Together, we are inspiring
the next generation of scientists, engineers and explorers."
Over the course of 10 weeks, the show, under the direction of
Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company's corporate citizenship
initiative, will reach 30 public, private and military-connected
middle schools in 10 states: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, New York,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Vermont and
Maine. The program will tour the
Midwest region of the United
States in the fall.
About FMA Live!
Using live actors, hip-hop songs,
music videos, interactive scientific demonstrations and video
interviews with scientists and engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, the show teaches Newton's Three Laws of Motion and
Universal Law of Gravity.
Honeywell and NASA created FMA Live! to inspire middle school
students to explore STEM concepts and careers. The program
addresses Forces and Motion learning objectives outlined by the
Next Generation Science Education Standards for students in grades
5-8.
Through Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company has a number
of award-winning programs focused on inspiring students at all
grade levels to embrace STEM education. The company chose physics
for FMA Live! Forces in Motion because studies have shown
that the middle school years of education offer the best window of
opportunity to get kids interested in STEM careers.
Supporting Resources
- Read more about FMA Live! Forces in Motion
- Visit the FMALive! Facebook
pagehttps://www.facebook.com/HoneywellAero
- Follow @HON_Citizenship on Twitter
- Follow FMA Live! on Instagram
- Visit Honeywell's Corporate Citizenship page
- Learn more about NASA's education programs
For Educators
- The new FMA Live! Forces in Motion features a
teachers lounge, which provides:
- National Science Standards-based teaching resources
- Downloadable streaming videos
- Music from the show
- A comprehensive educational guide with lesson plans
- Educators interested in having FMA Live! visit their school can
fill out the online application.
About Honeywell Hometown Solutions
FMA Live! Forces in Motion is part of Honeywell Hometown
Solutions, the company's corporate citizenship initiative, which
focuses on five areas of vital importance: Science & Math
Education, Family Safety & Security, Housing & Shelter,
Habitat & Conservation, and Humanitarian Relief. Together with
leading public and non-profit institutions, Honeywell has developed
powerful programs to address these needs in the communities it
serves. For more information, please visit
http://citizenship.honeywell.com/.
About Honeywell
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Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader,
serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services;
control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry;
turbochargers; and performance materials. For more news
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