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History of Star Trek Day
How to Celebrate Star Trek Day
Make Straw Rockets

Resources

Paper
Pencils
Drinking straw (or roll a piece of paper into a small tube)
Tape
Scissors
Straw rockets printable

Instructions

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/star-trek-day/
Long ago, in the depths of the cold war, America had a prophet arrive. He spoke not of religious texts and damnation, but instead provided us with a vision of the future so hope-filled, so compelling, that it has indelibly marked the imaginations of man-kind ever since. Star Trek Day celebrates that vision, and the man who created it, Gene Roddenberry. Star Trek first premiered on television on 8 September 1966.


History of Star Trek Day
To today’s audiences, the original Star Trek series can seem hackneyed, corny, and even incredibly racist when viewed through the modern lens. To view it in this way overlooks the incredible strides that were made during it’s production, and how unthinkable some of the elements found within were. Consider if you will, Lieutenant Pavel Andreievich Chekov, a officer of Russian descent serving on board an American starship. In the days of the ‘Red Communist Threat’ this concept was inconceivable, but Gene dreamed of a day where it would be possible.
Then there was Lieutenant Nyota Uhura, who stood out not only by being a female officer on the deck of a naval vessel (since all starships are considered part of the Navy) but by being of African-American descent. Both of these elements created an incredible story for her, her position as fourth in command of the USS Enterprise not undermined by her position as a glorified telephone operator.
Star Trek speaks of a hope-filled future where our nationality no longer matters, and yet each of our personal heritages is still something we can be proud of. We are all citizens of the same universe, and at the end of the day that’s all that matters.


How to Celebrate Star Trek Day
The best and easiest way to celebrate Star Trek Day is simply taking the time to marathon the original series. Take care on the first episode, it is easily rated as one of the most spooky and unnerving of all episodes, and Spock is to blame. They hadn’t established that Vulcan’s lacked emotion at that point, so there’s a shocking surprise for those unfamiliar with the episode. Put together some themed snacks and pull your old uniforms out of the closet, no better way to get in the spirit of Star Trek Day!


Straw Rockets
https://www.mombrite.com/straw-rockets-activity/
Equipment
Paper
Pencils
Drinking straw (or roll a piece of paper into a small tube)
Tape
Scissors
How to make
Cut a piece of a rectangle so that the length wraps around the straw and the width is about the length of the top of the bendy straw (about 2”x1.5”). It doesn’t have to be exact, just eyeball it and cut the paper.

Wrap the paper around your finger and tape it so you have a tube.

Fold the top of the tube down and tape it closed.

You can actually stop at this point and use the tube as your rocket! Just bend the straw, place it on the short end pointing up, and blow!

Draw a rocket on another piece of paper and colour in (could be a Star Trek shop if they know one)
Cut out the rockets.

Tape the tube to a rocket.
Place the rocket/tube on the short end of the straw, and blow hard!

For more fun, count down with your child from 10 just like the NASA rocket launch!
You can also flip the straw around so you are blowing on the short-side and the rocket is on the long-side. Do you observe a difference? Does the rocket fly higher this way?

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