After conducting Project Artist for a few years, it was clear that an
additional program needed to be developed specifically for a younger
audience. We brought planetary science into high schools and junior
highs. But then we saw that deficiencies in grade school education
were the real concern. So we developed a planetary science program
geared solely towards primary school students. After originally
encouraging results, we noticed that the lack of planetary science
incorporated into kindergarten curricula was the real hindrance
toward further understanding.
It was then obvious that Planetary Science education needs to be
initiated at the earliest possible stage of child development.
We therefore conceived Project SPOOF, or Science, Planetary, for
Obstetricians, Ova, and Fetuses. Project SPOOF is a series of lecture
tapes that I recorded which are played on special neo-natal headphones.