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Science and math can be dry and boring. But they can also be a blast when teachers bring contagious excitement into the classroom and their students’ minds.

That, plus concerns about maintaining the United States’ technological competitiveness, is the thrust of the Weightless Flights of Discovery program. It’s put on by the Northrop Grumman Foundation, an education-focused non-profit wing of Northrop Grumman Corp., and is coming to San Jose for a workshop on Sept. 3 and flights on Sept. 18.

Northrop Grumman has teamed up with an outfit called Zero Gravity Corp. to fly middle school teachers in a specially outfitted plane called G-Force One. Once they’re airborne, the fun begins.

If you remember anything about geometry class, you might recall something called a parabola, an arc. The plane will fly through a series of about 15 parabolas ranging between altitudes of 24,000 and 32,000 feet. At the top of the parabola, the ... [Follow Original Article link for full content.]