AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Flight Stability PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Flight Stability activity learners build a rocket out of recyclable materials. The rocket must demonstrate stable flight with and without carrying cargo. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Composite Wings PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Composite Wings activity learners test laminate materials and create a composite laminate that is stiffer than the samples that are tested. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Lighter-Than-Air PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Lighter-Than-Air activity learners design a control system for a helium balloon airship and then use lift and differential thrust to steer the airship through an obstacle course. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Propeller Design PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Propeller Design activity learners design propellers that create lift that can be meaured using a digital scale. Propellers can be shaped out of foamcore, blasa wood, or 3D printed. Extension: learners can use a motor and nose cone instead of a rubber band. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Gliders PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Gliders activity learners use a limited amount of foam core or balsa wood to construct gliders to test for air time. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 9-12 Activity: Airfoil Design PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Airfoil Design activity learners build and shape an airfoil using limited resources and then test it in a wind tunnel to determine if lift is created. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Quiet the Skies PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Quiet the Skies activity learners design and build a Thunder Drum to simulate jet engine noise. Then learners design and build chevrons to reduce the simulated jet engine noise. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Balloon Plane PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the balloon Plane activity learners explore how changes in mass impact acceleration. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Hovercraft PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Hovercraft activity learners create a hovercraft with easily found materials and make adjustments to the design to enable the hovercraft to operate on different surfaces. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Hot Air Balloons PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Hot Air Balloons activity learners construct and launch hot air balloons using plastic bags and a hair dryer as a heat source. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Straw Plane PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Straw Plane activity learners create and test a glider plane complete with ailerons, rudder, and elevators. Then they modify the structure of the plane's parts so that it consistently lands within a target zone. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 6-8 Activity: Magnus Cups PostedMay 17, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Magnus Cups activity learners create and fly cup gliders to explore lift and the Magnus effect. Learners experiment with changing variables to see how changes in structure impact the gliders' flight. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Land Sailing PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Land Sailing activity learners build a vehicle with a unique sail design and then propel the vehicle using only their breath. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Bubbling Rocket Launch PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Bubbling Rocket Launch learners experiment to determine the most effective "fuel" mixes for a film cannister rocket. Then they design and modify the shape of a rocket to reduce drag and increase the rocket’s height during flight. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Nose Cones PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Nose Cones activity learners explore how shape impacts drag and then design and test a variety of nose cones. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Blended Wing Body (BWB) PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Blended Wing Body (BWB) activity learners create and fly aircraft that are unconventional in design. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Two-Loop X-Planes PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Two-Loop X-Planes activity learners create and fly aircraft that are unconventional in design. Read More Q&A0
AeroEducate 3-5 Activity: Tumblewing Gliders PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 17, 2022 Posted by Sharon Bowers https://www.aeroeducate.org/teachers In the Tumblewing Gliders activity learners explore "slope lift" by experimenting and modifying simple tumblewing gliders. Read More Q&A0
Engineering Prototyping and Pedagogy Skills and Tools for K-12 PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 16, 2022 Posted byMike Soltys https://www.teachengineering.org/pdworkshops Participants will actively use resources that can help students understand and integrate engineering prototyping technologies and design thinking into their science and math learning.Together they will collaborate with engineering design, engineering pedagogy and teacher professional development experts to learn the pedagogical practices that support engineering design. And, with new colleagues, enhance your K-12 engineering design skills through hands-on experience with online engineering design tools as you self-select three different skill-building sessions on topics such as:Prototyping On A Shoestring (Inexpensive Prototyping & Design Building)CAD I (Introduction to Sketches & Parts)CAD II (Multi-Part Assemblies & Design for Manufacturing)Arduino I (Introduction to Wiring & Coding Inputs & Outputs)*Electronics I (Introduction to Circuits & Measurements Fundamentals)*Computational Thinking3D Printers (Office Hours)TeachEngineering Curriculum Development/Publication Read More Q&A0
TeachEngineering Integrating Engineering Design into Your PK-12 STEM Curriculum PostedMay 16, 2022 UpdatedMay 16, 2022 Posted byMike Soltys https://www.teachengineering.org/pdworkshops This workshop will focus on implementing hands-on engineering design challenges for K-12 youth while making NGSS connections. Teachers will be introduced to the role of phenomena and sensemaking in science and engineering and will learn how the three-dimensional elements of the NGSS support both phenomena-based learning and engineering design thinking.Using FREE curriculum available from the TeachEngineering Digital Library, participants will work on hands-on engineering design activities that support both in-person and remote student teams, building on phenomena that students encounter in their everyday lives.Participants will explore the engineering design process, engineering applications of real-world science and technology challenges, global interconnectedness of engineering, and various engineering careers. Read More Q&A0