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Blast Off: How Far Does It Go?

Blast Off: How Far Does It Go?. Aerospace Engineering Applications. Amr Safwat STEP Fellow 2009/2010. Me…. Outline. Hughes STEM High School and Team STEM Foundations Lesson ACS Reflections. Hughes STEM High School. First year only ninth grade 294 Students 12 teachers in two teams

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Blast Off: How Far Does It Go?

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  1. Blast Off: How Far Does It Go? Aerospace Engineering Applications Amr Safwat STEP Fellow 2009/2010

  2. Me….

  3. Outline • Hughes STEM High School and Team • STEM Foundations • Lesson • ACS • Reflections

  4. Hughes STEM High School • First year only ninth grade • 294 Students • 12 teachers in two teams • Interdisciplinary coursework • Real world through business and community partners • Workplace experiences • Professional communication skills • Knowledge & technology to real world situations

  5. Hughes STEP Team • Sharon Bachman: STEM Foundation Teacher (STEP Coordinator) • Danielle Battle: STEM Foundation Teacher • Ronnda Cargile: Physical Science Teacher • Tiffany Stanton: Math Teacher

  6. STEP Foundations Class • Project-based • Problem-related research • Interactions with partner organizations • Site visits

  7. STEP Foundations Pathways • Quarter 1- STEM Education • Quarter 2- Aerospace and Engineering • Quarter 3- Health and Biosciences • Quarter 4- Sustainable Urban Environments and Zoo Academy

  8. Lesson Goal • Experience the practical applications of aerodynamics through a design process.

  9. Objectives • Identify the four forces on airplanes. • Compare inputs to the flight behaviors. • Understand and apply Newton’s laws of motion and discover their practical applications in aerospace engineering. • Design wings while considering certain limits and requirements. • Build according to defined designs. • Improve designs and test new designs. • Determine the center of gravity. • Balance the weight distribution while building the airplane.

  10. Activity This lesson took three to four days Day 1 : • Pre-assessment • Styrofoam plat experience • Concepts and new Vocabulary

  11. Concepts & New Terms • Forces: Thrust, Drag, Lift, Weight • Physical Laws: Law of Motion & Applications • Dihedral: Upward angle of the wing which increases the flight stability Harrier GR7 Boeing 737

  12. Wing Project Overview Day 2 to 4: • Project Discussion • Importance of Design with examples • Why we need to consider stuff… • Building and assembling • Testing and modifying

  13. Design Improvements • Center of Gravity • Balancing the airplane • Weight amount and distribution • Flight behaviors • Fins vs. wings

  14. Launching the Airplanes

  15. Overall Improvement

  16. Applications Career Societal A:Laws of Motion, Balancing Size/Shape/Weight, Wing and Airplane design process C:Aerospace Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Marine Engineers and Material Engineers S:Transportation of passengers and goods, Energy consumption, Environment Impact, Globalization, Safety

  17. Reflections & Conclusion

  18. What’s next? • Wings and fins • Changing attributes • Obserevations • Engineering Applications • Three variables in one graph

  19. Questions

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