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Education is one of the primary factors in determining how well-off children will be when they grow up. This may not come so easy to those growing up in underserviced cities or small towns. Levitating Moon aims to encourage those who may be lacking a well-educated role model in their life by inspiring young minds through creativity.
Using NASA imagery for accurate crater depth in proper proportions, Levitating Moon hopes to spark curiosity and critical thinking with their 3D printed moon lamps. Easily placed at a bedside or study desk having a moon lamp near by is a great way to keep those creative juices flowing. Edna Francisco from science Mag describes her favourite techniques for inspiring young minds that often include tangible experiences that can easily resonate with children developing. Something so simple as having a plant in a classroom could be enough to teach a lesson on oxygen production. It’s something tangible in the room that has a real impact on the unseen environment. Students learning from books alone help with memory and repetition but lack the essence of critical thinking. “I learned this was not how a teacher taps into the different learning styles of children,” she says. “Using only textbooks unmotivated the kids.”
Similar to the plant in the classroom, the moon lamps are meant to guide curiosity and provoke questions. Phrases like “how did those craters get there?” or “why does nothing grow on the moon?” are the seeds of ideas that sprout new questions and topics min a fun and more familiar way. Pretty soon these “lessons” turn into thoughtful conversations about our own planet and what makes it so special.
For those looking for a bit more of an advanced conversation about space and gravity, the levitating moon lamp works well at helping to start the questions. By using maglev technology in the base Levitating Moon has been able to take their curious creation and have it float in mid air. The moon spins continuously due to the lack of friction and light up just the same. In conversations about science and gravity in the classroom this lamp works as a great introduction to the impact that our moon has on the earth. Not only does the moon provide a glimpse of light in the night sky it also pushes and pulls our coastal tides. In and out every day the gravitational pull from our moon has more of an impact than many of us are aware of.
The hope here is that a small moon shaped lamp is able to do more than simply light a room. By inspiring young minds to ask questions about their daily interactions Levitating Moon hopes to keep children on the right path as they choose their future careers by discovering what excites them.
https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2004/10/motivating-young-minds
