PCMS competes, helps NASA return to the moon
By DAVID GRAVELY Pulaski County Public Schools Under the leadership of Tina Winesett, 45 eighth-grade students at Pulaski County Middle School are taking part in the Plant the Moon Challenge. The team is part of a global science experiment and research challenge to examine how vegetable crops can grow in lunar or Martian soil. Using real soil simulant from the University of Central Florida’s CLASS Exolith Lab, the team designed and is conducting a set of experiments using the simulant to grow crops for a future long-duration mission.
Source: southwesttimes.com