Ultimate Field Trip 5! You might have read my previous Blog Article about Ultimate Field Trip 1, Adventures in the... oh, just see it yourself! Anyway, both 1 and 5 are, although this may be obvious to you, part of a series of Ultimate Field Trip books. In this book, a bunch of kids known as Team Europa (named after one of Jupiter's moons) go to Space Academy which is in Alabama. While they are there they do some of the stuff that astronauts-to-be at NASA do (use equipment like 5DF chairs, use swimming pools to simulate weightlessness, etc.) and then go on a simulated adventure. They found out how to build model rockets--the kind that actually launch--use creativity to make possible future stuff for landing on Mars and much more.I think that this book is amazing, especially the simulated adventure part which I should say is my favorite part. I'm amazed that they somehow managed to operate that space shuttle simulator! At the end they had a celebration and also the team won the outstanding team award for amazing team work. That's probably the most major thing they learned--teamwork actually is important in space. You can't get much done without help from others.
This makes me think that I want to go to space camp someday too. I really hope I do since by the sound of this book it sounds amazingly fun though I may agree with what one kid said and never think of really going into space because it's too scary, even though I don't believe that now.
Anyway, check this book out!
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