Students launch high altitude balloon in North Anson in school-wide STEAM project

NORTH ANSON – Last week, students in RSU 74 launched a high altitude balloon as part of a school-wide STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) project with the K-8 art teacher, Richard Reichenbach. The balloon was launched from the Carrabec Community School in North Anson and came down in Industry, where it was recovered. This project was in collaboration with the University of Maine High Altitude Ballooning program, which offers K-12 classes in Maine the opportunity to conduct their own experiments at the edge of space. Teachers provide the equipment, and UMaine will help with the launch, sending aRead More