Brevard County's U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum is kicking off a learning series for students geared towards learning about science and space.

The program is called "STEM Saturdays."

Beginning this weekend, students will learn what it's like to live onboard the International Space Station.

Instructor Danielle Miller, an astronomy and physical science teacher at Orlando's University High School, will be teaching the classes for students ages 8 to 13.

There will be four classes between now and February, each dealing with a different aspect of STEM -- science, technology, engineering and math.

  • Sept. 13 -- S – Science
    • Living in Space: International Space Station -- Students will investigate what it is like to live and work in space.
  • Nov. 8 -- T – Technology
    • NASA Spinoffs and Robotics -- Students will investigate NASA transfer technologies and build a robot.
  • Dec. 6 -- E – Engineering
    • Launch Pad Engineering Design Challenge -- Students will investigate aspects of launch safety for crewed missions and design a system to protect astronauts.
  • Jan. 24 -- M – Math
    • Map and Analyze Rocket Trajectories -- Students will investigate factors that influence rocket safety and create a map to determine safe launch characteristics.

The classes are $25 a session or $80 for all four.

All sessions will be held on Saturdays from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Activities are linked to the Florida Standards for fifth grade science.

Seating is limited, so call the U.S. Space Walk of Fame Museum to reserve a spot at (321) 264-0434.