Overview of the content

This lesson will introduce all aspectrs of planning a field campaign. Although you will learn more about this topics as we go along, this lesson will offer an introduction to the scheduling and materials youu will need for your ballooning mission. We will also explore the importance of teamwork; the varioius roles each person may play; and the importance of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access throughout every step of our missions (and beyond).

Learning objectives

After completting this lesson, students will be able to:

  • Develop a sample schedule for the days leading up to launch day as well as a launch day schedule.
  • identify the individual roles involved in a field campain.
  • Assign roles to all team members.
  • DEIA learning objective....

Planning a mission

This is from the 2020 PPT deck; there are other checklists but are for atmopsheric science

Preparedness

  • We build redundancy into our flight system and packing plan.​
  • Know the system well enough to solve a problem quickly.​
  • We cannot anticipate everything—know the system.​
  • Be well trained.

Training

  • Learn something new every flight.​
  • Teach a teammate something new every flight.​
  • Communicate clearly & listen respectfully.​
  • Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

 

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

"If we want to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the public we serve, we need individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds, skills, and abilities that can bring unique perspectives, and life experiences, to tackle highly complex challenges to achieve NASA’s mission."
~NASA, 2015: Promising Practices for Equal Opportunity, Diversity, and Inclusion

DEIA stuff here

Discussion questions for class

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Extended learning

Implicit bias is an automatic reaction we have towards other people. These attitudes and stereotypes can negatively impact our understanding, actions, and decision-making. The idea that we can hold prejudices we don’t want or believe was quite radical when it was first introduced, and the fact that people may discriminate unintentionally continues to have implications for understanding disparities in so many aspects of society, including but not limited to health care, policing, and education, as well as organizational practices like hiring and promotion.

Project Implicit logoProject Impact is a non-profit organization and international collaborative of researchers who are interested in implicit social cognition—attitudes and beliefs that are largely outside of our conscious awareness and control.

The organization offers a number of free, online Implicit Association Tests (IAT) that advance your own self-understanding of the attitude or stereotype of topics including race, gender, sexuality, age and weight, among others. The IAT may be especially interesting if it shows that you have an implicit attitude that you did not know about.

We recommending taking the online tests in private. You may choose to report your results anonymously to the research team or simply view them privately. You do not need to share your results with your NEBP or classmates. You may be surprised at what you find.

Visit Project Implicit, then click TAKE A TEST. You may choose from several tests. Because we are a STEM project, we recommend, in particular, that you take the Gender-Science IAT. 

The IAT site is designed for adults, aged 18 or older.

 

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