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
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
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
