Design That! 2025
To commemorate the life of Grand Rapids’ own Roger B. Chaffee, Grand Valley State University and Grand Rapids Public Museum are co-hosting the eighth annual Roger That! symposium on the weekend of February 14-15, 2025. We’re planning both in-person and virtual activities.
We invite interested 4th – 8th grade students in the greater Grand Rapids area to participate in Design That! - a design challenge that focuses on four major areas related to space exploration.
Problems to solve:
- Humans in Space
- Communities in Space
- Technology in Space
- Communication and Space
Participation Guidelines
- Explain concepts related to space or space exploration.
- Write a story or perform a play about space travel or life in space.
- Design clothing, buildings, or devices for space travel or life in space
- Build physical devices (robots or models) to be used in space exploration.
- Create a webpage or computer model relevant to space or space exploration.
- Discuss historical events in space exploration, such as moon landings and other missions.
For Design That!, students are encouraged to design and build physical or virtual objects or use non-fictional and fictional narrative styles to present challenges related to space exploration. This is an exciting competition that gives individuals or teams of 2-6 students a chance to win prizes and the opportunity to present their work as part of a space-focused conference at Grand Valley State University.