Awards & Nominations
Skoll and Hati has received the following awards and nominations. Way to go!
Global Nominee
Odyssey to the Sun
High-Level Project Summary
The Odyssey to the Sun along the way you will understand how Parker Solar Probe manages to overcome each problem encountered and what we can learn from it. Introducing this important subject in a fun and accessible way to educate different age groups, contributing to a wide scientific dissemination. Odyssey to the Sun is not just a game, but it also has an interactive museum called NASAFLIX where all the information you collect during the adventure is stored in one place. All this taught by a NASA scientist in a simple, practical way and with interactive questions for better understanding. The museum has all kinds of content about.
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
- Take off together with Delta IV Heavy Let's start the journey by boarding the Delta IV Heavy rocket and help it take off!
- Boost with Venus Use Venus' gravity as a spring to speed up and get closer to the Sun
- Dancing with the flame Solar Parker Probe is inside the corona, we have to help him dodge solar storms
- NASAFLIX An interactive space where you choose what you want to learn more and the scientist teaches you in a practical and simple way
Space Agency Data
[https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/ulysses/jupiter-flyby](https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/ulysses/jupiter-flyby) [https://www.if.ufrgs.br/ast/solar/portug/craft2.htm](https://www.if.ufrgs.br/ast/solar/portug/craft2.htm) [https://astronomy.com/news/2018/08/60-year-race-to-the-sun](https://astronomy.com/news/2018/08/60-year-race-to-the-sun) [https://www.space.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Solar_Probe#Timeline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Solar_Probe#Timeline) [https://www.space.com/parker-solar-probe-venus-flyby-observations-december-2019.html](https://www.space.com/parker-solar-probe-venus-flyby-observations-december-2019.html) [https://phys.org/news/2018-09-image-nasa-parker-solar-probe.html](https://phys.org/news/2018-09-image-nasa-parker-solar-probe.html) [https://www.jhuapl.edu/NewsStory/220209-parker-solar-probe-images-venus](https://www.jhuapl.edu/NewsStory/220209-parker-solar-probe-images-venus) [https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/the-parker-solar-probe-captures-surprising-images-of-venus-nightside/#:~:text=NASA%27s (https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/the-parker-solar-probe-captures-surprising-images-of-venus-nightside/#:~:text=NASA%27s%20Parker%20Solar%20Probe%2C%20launched,solar%20wind%20in%20visible%20light). [https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/the-parker-solar-probe-captures-surprising-images-of-venus-nightside/#:~:text=NASA%27s
(https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/the-parker-solar-probe-captures-surprising-images-of-venus-nightside/#:~:text=NASA%27s%20Parker%20Solar%20Probe%2C%20launched,solar%20wind%20in%20visible%20light). [https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe-instruments/](https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe-instruments/) [https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/681/solar-system-temperatures/](https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/681/solar-system-temperatures/) [https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-new-parker-probe-will-skim-the-suns-surface/](https://www.wired.com/story/nasas-new-parker-probe-will-skim-the-suns-surface/) [https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0067-0049/page/Early_Results_from_Parker_Solar_Probe](https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0067-0049/page/Early_Results_from_Parker_Solar_Probe)/the-carrington-event](https://www.space.com/the-carrington-event)
Hackathon Journey
It was an enriching experience in which the group could deal with socio-regional contrasts and learn new skills in a challenging way in a dynamic proposal that facilitated mutual collaboration. We solve problems by debating the causes and the best solutions in a group, in a dynamic and organized way, in order to speed up the decision-making process
One of the benefits is conveying the sense of valorizing the studies about the Sun. Another one is the accessible and fun challenges available throughout the mission, making the learning more engaging. In addition, we also offered a NASAFLIX, which is a platform of numerous classes about the Sun, space atmosphere, Venus, Earth, and Park Solar Probe with an interactive and dynamic teaching method.
We were thinking and we came to the conclusion that the most intuitive and fun way to learn is to be in a story. That's why we decided to make an immersive story together with a museum for people to feel fully connected to history and the mission. Our approach was to make science communication fun without being repetitive where your knowledge progress is continuous while the challenges change ever.