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2/27/2006
Honeywell and NASA Launch 2006 Spring Tour of FMA Live!
Award-Winning Hip Hop Science Education Program to Reach 20,000 Students During 14-Week Tour
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:HON) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the 2006 spring tour of their award-winning FMA Live! science education program today at Vista View Middle School in Fountain Valley, California. The innovative, traveling hip hop science concert will reach nearly 20,000 students in 45 schools during its 14-week, 27-city tour across the Unites States.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060227/NYM016 )
Named for Sir Isaac Newton's second law of motion (force = mass x acceleration) FMA Live! uses professional actors, original songs, music videos and interactive science demonstrations to teach middle school students Newton's three laws of motion and universal law of gravity. Created by Honeywell and NASA in 2004, FMA Live! has already traveled 23,000 miles, covering 32 U.S. states to reach more than 73,000 students in 153 schools.
"FMA Live! continues to inspire students to pursue technology-related careers," said Tom Buckmaster, President, Honeywell Hometown Solutions. "Honeywell is committed to providing students and teachers with programs and experiences that bring science to life in memorable, life-changing ways."
Research shows that fewer people are pursuing science, math and engineering careers while employment opportunities in these fields will increase three times faster than all other occupations. FMA Live! addresses key learning objectives identified by the National Science Education Standards to increase student interest and participation in the sciences.
"Through programs like FMA Live!, NASA and Honeywell are improving the public's understanding and appreciation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics," said Jim Stofan, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Education Programs, NASA Headquarters. "This is one of the ways NASA works to engage and inspire the next generation of explorers."
During each FMA Live! performance, students, teachers and school administrators interact with three professional actors on stage in front of a live audience to experience Newton's laws firsthand. A large Velcro wall is used to demonstrate inertia, go-carts driven across the stage illustrate action and reaction, and 'extreme' wrestling and a huge soccer ball show that force is determined by mass multiplied by acceleration. All three of Newton's laws are exemplified simultaneously when a futuristic hover chair collides with a gigantic cream pie. Feedback from educators and participants has been overwhelmingly positive.
"FMA Live! is the best teaching performance I've ever seen," said Judy Austin, Principal, Greenbelt Middle School. "Not only is it entertaining but students learn Newton's laws with memorable effect."
FMA Live! will perform in the following cities during the 9,000 mile spring tour: Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Albuquerque and Las Cruces, New Mexico; Dallas, Houston and Orange, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; Anniston, Alabama; Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Jacksonville, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; Louisville, Kentucky; Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee; St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri; Olathe and Wichita, Kansas; and Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In 2005, FMA Live! was awarded a gold SABRE award and recognized as the best community relations program worldwide by The Holmes Group. The entire program, including the 18-wheel truck, tour bus and 10-person street team, is fully funded by Honeywell.
FMA Live! is part of Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company's community outreach initiative which focuses on three areas of vital importance: Family Safety and Security; Housing and Shelter; and Science and Math Education. Together with leading public and non-profit institutions, Honeywell has developed powerful programs to address these needs in its communities. Honeywell also partners with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for the abduction prevention program, Got 2B Safe!; and Rebuilding Together on home revitalization projects for low-income homeowners.
Honeywell International is a $28 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit http://www.honeywell.com/.
Media:
Jim O'Leary
973.455.6684
jim.o'leary@honeywell.com
Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060227/NYM016
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
AP PhotoExpress Network: PRN5
Source: Honeywell
CONTACT: Jim O'Leary of Honeywell, +1-973-455-6684,
jim.o'leary@honeywell.com
Web site: http://www.honeywell.com/
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:HON) and the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) launched the 2006 spring tour of their award-winning FMA Live! science education program today at Vista View Middle School in Fountain Valley, California. The innovative, traveling hip hop science concert will reach nearly 20,000 students in 45 schools during its 14-week, 27-city tour across the Unites States.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060227/NYM016 )
Named for Sir Isaac Newton's second law of motion (force = mass x acceleration) FMA Live! uses professional actors, original songs, music videos and interactive science demonstrations to teach middle school students Newton's three laws of motion and universal law of gravity. Created by Honeywell and NASA in 2004, FMA Live! has already traveled 23,000 miles, covering 32 U.S. states to reach more than 73,000 students in 153 schools.
"FMA Live! continues to inspire students to pursue technology-related careers," said Tom Buckmaster, President, Honeywell Hometown Solutions. "Honeywell is committed to providing students and teachers with programs and experiences that bring science to life in memorable, life-changing ways."
Research shows that fewer people are pursuing science, math and engineering careers while employment opportunities in these fields will increase three times faster than all other occupations. FMA Live! addresses key learning objectives identified by the National Science Education Standards to increase student interest and participation in the sciences.
"Through programs like FMA Live!, NASA and Honeywell are improving the public's understanding and appreciation of science, technology, engineering and mathematics," said Jim Stofan, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Education Programs, NASA Headquarters. "This is one of the ways NASA works to engage and inspire the next generation of explorers."
During each FMA Live! performance, students, teachers and school administrators interact with three professional actors on stage in front of a live audience to experience Newton's laws firsthand. A large Velcro wall is used to demonstrate inertia, go-carts driven across the stage illustrate action and reaction, and 'extreme' wrestling and a huge soccer ball show that force is determined by mass multiplied by acceleration. All three of Newton's laws are exemplified simultaneously when a futuristic hover chair collides with a gigantic cream pie. Feedback from educators and participants has been overwhelmingly positive.
"FMA Live! is the best teaching performance I've ever seen," said Judy Austin, Principal, Greenbelt Middle School. "Not only is it entertaining but students learn Newton's laws with memorable effect."
FMA Live! will perform in the following cities during the 9,000 mile spring tour: Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Albuquerque and Las Cruces, New Mexico; Dallas, Houston and Orange, Texas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Jackson, Mississippi; Anniston, Alabama; Tampa, Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Jacksonville, Florida; Savannah, Georgia; Rocky Mount, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; Louisville, Kentucky; Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee; St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri; Olathe and Wichita, Kansas; and Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In 2005, FMA Live! was awarded a gold SABRE award and recognized as the best community relations program worldwide by The Holmes Group. The entire program, including the 18-wheel truck, tour bus and 10-person street team, is fully funded by Honeywell.
FMA Live! is part of Honeywell Hometown Solutions, the company's community outreach initiative which focuses on three areas of vital importance: Family Safety and Security; Housing and Shelter; and Science and Math Education. Together with leading public and non-profit institutions, Honeywell has developed powerful programs to address these needs in its communities. Honeywell also partners with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children for the abduction prevention program, Got 2B Safe!; and Rebuilding Together on home revitalization projects for low-income homeowners.
Honeywell International is a $28 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit http://www.honeywell.com/.
Media:
Jim O'Leary
973.455.6684
jim.o'leary@honeywell.com
Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060227/NYM016
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
AP PhotoExpress Network: PRN5
Source: Honeywell
CONTACT: Jim O'Leary of Honeywell, +1-973-455-6684,
jim.o'leary@honeywell.com
Web site: http://www.honeywell.com/
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