AIAA and Baltimore Section Precollege Programs

1. AIAA and Baltimore Section Precollege Programs Tom Milnes Navigation Modeling Section Supervisor Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) Region I (North-East) Director - Baltimore Section Precollege Programs American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

2. AIAA Educator Associate Program • Educator Associate Program • Join AIAA for free as an Educator Associate • Apply for Grant of up to $200 per teacher and 5 teachers per school ($1000) for Classroom Math, Science, Engineering and Technology Hands On Projects • Simple 1 page form and budget required, principal must sign • After completing project sent in 1 page summary form to AIAA • Web-Site: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=216

3. Passport to the Future Teacher Workshop • Held Yearly in July (Week after the 4th) • Held jointly with AIAA’s Joint Propulsion Conference • Several Excellent General Sessions • Exhibition Hall with the Latest in Aerospace • Aerospace Related Workshops for K-12 Teachers • Hand on Activities, Prizes • Talk with Astronauts! • Flying the Wright Flyer, Flight Test Engineer, Space Day, World in Motion, Local Grant Writing, Staying Cool Around Mercury, Mars Here We Come!, Cool Science, What is Aspect Ratio? - Using Aviation to Teach Math Concepts, Quantum TIC-TAC-TOE

4. Passport to the Future Teacher Workshop • July 2008 - Hartford Connecticut • Baltimore Section will be sponsoring a Van to Harford for 5 Lucky MESA Teachers

5. AIAA Educator Achievement Award • Every Two Years • 7 Educators Total • Expenses Paid Trip to Washington DC • Tour of Capital’s Aerospace Facilities • Gala Spotlight Awards Ceremony • http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=217

6. Kid’s Place • Web Site: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=473

7. AIAA Baltimore Section Precollege Programs

8. Annual Aerospace Picnic • Held Late September – Early October Each Year • 60’ Tethered Airplane Demonstration • Open Model Rocket Launch • 200+ guests last year

9. Aerospace Picnic

10. Aerospace Picnic

11. Workshops • MESA • Model Rocket Basics • Aerodynamics • Paper Plane • Launched Glider • Windmill • Maryland Engineering Challenges • Paper Plane • Electric Cargo Challenge

12. Judging • MESA Regional and State Competitions • Maryland Engineering Challenges • Paper Airplane • Electric Cargo Challenge • Montgomery Fair • 4-H Aerospace Club • Rockets • Airplanes

13. And… • MESA Career Fair • Classroom Visits • Event Visits • Flying Principal • You Tell Us!

14. Maryland Engineering Challenges

15. Elementary School Paper Plane Challenge • February Each Year • 4 students per team – Written Report – Oral Interview - Timed Build – Jumbo Paper Clip is “Passenger” • Performance Score: Length x Speed x Accuracy • Length = Length of Flight • Speed = Length of Flight / Time of Flight • Accuracy = 1 – Deviation / Length of Flight • Deviation is distance from center line • Contact Tom Milnes at Thomas.Milnes@jhuapl.edu for latest rules.

16. Setup for Paper Plane Challenge d = deviation Speed = Length / Time* Accuracy = (1-d/L) L = Length Start Line *Time from throw to plane stops sliding on floor - “Gate Time” rather than “Landing Time”

17. MESA Participants

18. MESA Participants

19. High School Electric Cargo Plane Challenge • New MESA Competition!!!! • Plane built by student teams of 1-4 students must complete one lap of tethered flight with and without cargo about a “power pole” (which distributes electrical power via the tether) • Plane must be 8” off the ground at all times • Other Components • Report • Oral Interview • Design Score • Contact Tom Milnes at Thomas.Milnes@jhuapl.edu for latest rules.

20. Yours in Education! • AIAA Baltimore Section Precollege Programs • Chair - Kerri Beisser - Kerri.Beisser@jhuapl.edu • Tom Milnes - Thomas.Milnes@jhuapl.edu • Carolyn Slivinski - carolyn.slivinski@aiaa-baltimore.org