Posted on February 10th, 2011 by ASEE
Illinois Aerospace Institute summer camp – IAI is a one-week residential program, July 17-23, 2011, for students grades 9-12 interested in aerospace engineering and aviation, held on the campus of the University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign. Students learn about a variety of topics relating to aerospace engineering through classroom sessions, laboratories, demonstrations, and hands-on activities. Cost.$700. Application Deadline: April 15.
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Filed under: Grades 9-12, K-12 Outreach Programs | Comments Off on Students’ Summer: Aerospace at U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Tags: Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Aviation, Summer Camps & Programs (Students), Summer Programs (Students)
Posted on August 16th, 2010 by ASEE
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In this lesson, students assume the role of NASA aerospace engineers, following the engineering design process to learn the steps for designing, creating, and improving equipment. They design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two “astronauts” when they land, and come to understand some of the challenges of lunar landings.
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Filed under: Grades 6-8, Grades K-5, Lesson Plans | 3 Comments »
Tags: Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Design Process, Grades 3-8, NASA
Posted on August 16th, 2010 by ASEE
Astrobiology Magazine is a NASA-sponsored online popular science magazine, with stories that profile current exciting news across the wide, interdisciplinary field of astrobiology — the study of life in the universe. The magazine publishes new stories daily, and, in addition to a large article archive, offers a catalogue of podcasts, notes from the field, blogs, and other types of multimedia.
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Filed under: For Teachers, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, Grades K-5, Web Resources | Comments Off on Online Magazine: Astrobiology Magazine
Tags: Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Astrobiology, Fusion and Astrophysics, International Space Station
Posted on May 11th, 2010 by ASEE
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Based on the actual software currently used for training at its Launch Control Center, NASA’s downloadable Kennedy Launch Academy Simulation System Software (KLASS) enables a launch countdown simulation with a networked system of computers. The supporting KLASS Curriculum is a series of STEM lesson plans for students grades 6-10 with interactive resources that build to a simulated shuttle launch.
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Filed under: Web Resources | Comments Off on Web Resource: NASA Simulation Launch Software
Tags: Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Grades 6-10, NASA, Science Curriculum, Software
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by ASEE
In this activity, middle school students use tracking software available on the Internet to monitor a very large satellite, the International Space Station. Using information from this online resource, students predict and graph the motion of the space station at their location and create a 3-D display of its path through the sky.
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Filed under: Class Activities, Grades 6-8 | Comments Off on Class Activity: Satellite Tracker
Tags: Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, International Space Station, Satellites
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by ASEE
Students create a parachute using different materials they think will work best. They test their designs then join a class discussion and possible journal writing to evaluate which paper material worked best.
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Filed under: Grades 6-8, Lesson Plans | Comments Off on Lesson: Design a Parachute
Tags: Aerodynamics, Aerospace Engineering