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1. Thank You for Joining Us Today! Introduction to the AIAA Educator Academy: A New Challenge for AIAA Sections will begin at 2 PM EST Don’t Forget! You will need to call in for the audio portion of this webinar: Phone: 1.866.740.1260 Passcode: 2647527

2. AIAA Educator Academy: A New Challenge for AIAA Sections Edgar Bering Sept 5, 2013

3. Outline • Academy Overview • Starting an Academy Program • Mini-workshop • Full Workshop • Capstone Events • The Three Modules • Mars Rover Celebration • Electric Cargo Plane • Space Weather Balloon

4. The Problem • Effectively inspire K-12 students to pursue STEM careers • Engage our Educator Associates with AIAA members

5. Strategic Goals • Engage 65% of the AIAA membership in STEM K-12 Outreach • Market research indicates 52% actively want to help with outreach right now! • Engage 8 million students per year with an AIAA volunteer or in an AIAA activity • Trivial if Goal 1 is attained • To reach all kids, need high volume programs that can be run far from our population centers

6. One Solution • Use a series of Curriculum Modules that will teach engineering-related concepts in fields such as aeronautics, astronautics and robotics (STEM) • This regional program will increase interaction among Educator Associates, AIAA Professional Members, K-12 students, and the local community

7. The Layers Regions and Sections Educator Associates and Section Mentors impacting thousands of Students

8. The Objectives • Publish AIAA-approved, standards-aligned curriculum modules that convey the wonder and excitement of careers in aerospace. The first three of these have been published. • Have these curricula adopted on a long term basis in many schools. • Engagement with the schools that are using the curricula by their local sections. • Quantitative efficacy assessments from the teachers using the materials.

9. The Modules • Mars Rover • Originated in Tucson Section • Matured by Houston Section • Electric Cargo Plane • Mid-Atlantic Section • Space Weather Balloon • Houston, Michigan, Northern NJ Sections, with others

10. AIAA Educator Academy • The AIAA Educator Academy has dedicated web pages, which will give you all the tools for a successful program from workshop to capstone event • https://www.aiaa.org/AIAAEducatorAcademy/

11. Webinars to Guide You Through the Process • A series of webinars about different aspects of the AIAA Educator Academy have been recorded. To hear and download the presentations, please go to http://www.aiaa.org/STEM-K12-Webinars/

12. Starting an Educator Academy Program in Your Section • Mini-workshop • Section Council plus enough others to make 20 • Introduce one module in detail • Full Academy Visit • 6hour Teacher Training Workshop • Train the Trainers Workshop (leave a legacy behind) • Train the Capstone Organizers Workshop • This visit is mostly the Institute’s responsibility

13. Starting an Educator Academy Program in Your Section • Capstone Regional Competition • Provides incentive for teachers to use the whole curriculum • Provides increased opportunity for Section-Teacher contact • The Section’s job • Mentoring • TC and Engineers as Educators members provide content and teaching support • Follow Up Evaluations

14. Mars Rover Celebration Students design and build a Mars Rover to carry out a specific science mission on the surface of Mars. • Grade Levels: • 3-5 and 6-8 • Contact: • Dr. Edgar Bering University of Houston EABering@uh.edu

15. Electric Cargo Plane Students design and build an electric cargo plane that carries the maximum amount of payload • Grade Levels: • 6-8 and 9-12 • Contact: • Tom Milnes JHU Applied Physics Lab Thomas.Milnes@jhuapl.edu

16. Space Weather Balloon Students design and build a space weather balloon to collect data • Grade Levels: • 9-12 • Contact: • Dr. Ben Longmier Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Longmier@umich.edu

17. The Reward

18. Mars Rover Celebration Curriculum Module

19. What is the Mars Rover Curriculum Module? • A six week inquiry based science curriculum for grades 3-8. • Teams select a specific science mission on Mars. • 15 5E Lesson Plans. • All Lessons feature an Essential Question • Science Notebook evaluation • Standards Aligned • Key Words and Reading Strategy

20. What is Mars Rover Celebration? • Primary and middle school (Grades 3-8) students design and build a model Mars rover. • Teams select a specific science mission on Mars. • The model is a mock-up of mostly found/recycled objects. • Option to contain a low-cost solar-powered car kit ($10) or radio-controlled car ($25) may serve as the chassis.

21. Standards & Skills • Science process skills • Laboratory experience • Investigation planning • Data collection • Inference • Organization • Communication • Writing • Teamwork

22. Mars Rover Pedagogy • Conceptual understanding can be delivered through both inquiry and direct instruction. • Inquiry-based science instruction promotes a greater understanding of scientific investigation as a process. • This approach supports the central goal of the Mars Rover Celebration—to promote long-term interest in STEM-related fields and careers. Cobern, W. W., Schuster, D., Adams, B., Applegate, B., Skjold, B., Undreiu, A., and Gobert, J. D. (2010). Experimental comparison of inquiry and direct instruction in science. Research in Science & Technological Education, 28(1): 81–96. http://www.wmich.edu/way2go/docs/Experimental%20comparison%20of%20inquiry%20and%20direct%20instruction%20in%20.pdf

23. Mars Rover Pedagogy Student choice should drive classroom activities & discourse. Teachers should act as “guides” & “listeners” whenever possible. Active exploration should precede explanation of new material. Student experience and preconceptions should be recognized and addressed. Divergent thinking should be actively encouraged.

24. Mars Rover CelebrationEvent

25. Why an Event? The Mars Rover Capstone Event • Helps to prepare children in a way that traditional classroom lessons cannot fully achieve • Students learn to work in teams over a period of time, accountability for project completion, presentation skills, and experience the scientific method in a fun and fulfilling activity • Students can participate in a STEM-based activity encompassing many individual interests.

26. Getting Ready The Mars Rover Capstone Event • Designed to be executed in a single classroom, one grade level, a school-wide competition, or a citywide event. • Smaller school-level competitions help reduce the number of models in the city-wide competitions.

27. Electric Cargo Plane

28. Electric Cargo Plane • Exposes students to aerospace engineering and the engineering design process • Students study how to make things fly • Indoor setting • No expensive Radio Control equipment required • A capstone event where the students compete to see which student or student team can lift the most cargo can be added

29. Electric Powered Flight as a Learning Tool • Topics for Learning • Newton’s Laws, Forces and Torques, Conservation of Mass, Momentum, and Energy, DC Electronics, Dynamics, Kinematics, Propulsion, Energy Conversion, Aerodynamics, Gravity, Stability, Equilibrium, Drag, Lift, Friction

30. Why Tethered Flight? • Radio Controlled Airplanes Can Be Problematic for School Use • Expensive Electromechanical Controls Needed • Large Airfield and Good Weather Needed • Tethered Flight Solves These Problems

31. Tethered Flight Concept Tether Power Supply Clear Packing Tape Power Pole Flat Speaker Wire • Constrained Flight Path • Can be done Indoors • Expensive RC Equipment not needed

32. Electric Cargo Plane Challenge • Must complete one lap of tethered flight with and without cargo about the power pole • Plane must be 8” off the ground at all times • Scoring

33. What You Get MANDATORY Kelvin Electronics 850647 3-6V, 17000 RPM, .26A http://www.kelvin.com $.79 each OPTIONAL Kelvin Electronics 990175 $5.75 per set of 8

34. What’s Needed • Power Pole - We recommend Kelvin 850747 - $175 • http://www.kelvin.com • Power Supply • Model Train Variable DC Transformer

35. What’s Needed • Wings - Pink or Blue Foam Board - Home Depot $12 • Fuselage - Basswood or Graphite Kite Stay

36. Where to Put Cargo • Don’t Want to Change Trim of Airplane • Should Add Cargo Such that Center of Gravity (“Balance Point”) Does not move • Aerodynamic and Gravity Forces remain aligned so Airplane Remains Trimmed

37. Practice, Practice • Successful teams will have experience flying, adjusting, and repairing planes • Unlikely to do well if your plane hasn’t been tested with power pole • Teachers can use AIAA Foundation Classroom Grant Program to Obtain Power Pole and Power Supply( up to 2 teachers per school may apply- grants are reviewed on their own merit)

38. Space Weather Balloon Project Aether: Aurora A precursor/test of concept for Module

39. Genesis • Module stems from Project Aether • Run by Ben Longmier from Houston (3 yrs), and now Ann Arbor Michigan (1yr) • http://ProjectAether.org • Middle School, High School, Undergrad levels of hands-on education • Key Aspect • Designed to be highly interactive in terms of gaining hands-on build experience and field experience

40. Space Weather Balloon Concept

41. Challenge • Construct equipment to fly to the edge of space and back while: • Tracking with GPS and radio • Taking photos • Performing an experiment • Flight takes 2-3 hrs, travels ~100miles • Recovery can be in remote areas • Future engineering design challenges • For now, just surviving and getting back is the challenge!

42. Setting Up to Fly

43. Launch Day (or night)

44. Inflation

45. Taking Off

46. Tracking

47. Recovery

48. Curriculum Module • Contains a 12 week lesson unit plan for the classroom to prepare for • Planning, Launch/Recovery • Experiment ideas • List of supplies

49. Starting an Educator Academy Program in Your Section • Mini-workshop • Section Council plus enough others to make 20 • Introduce one module in detail • Full Academy Visit • 6 hour Teacher Training Workshop • Train the Trainers Workshop (leave a legacy behind) • Train the Capstone Organizers Workshop • This visit is mostly the Institute’s responsibility

50. Starting an Educator Academy Program in Your Section • Capstone Regional Competition • Provides incentive for teachers to use the whole curriculum • Provides increased opportunity for Section-Teacher contact • The Section’s job • Mentoring • TC and Engineers as Educators members provide content and teaching support • Follow Up Evaluations