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AIAA Educator Academy: A New Challenge for AIAA Sections

Edgar BeringSept 5, 2013

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

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

The Problem

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

• 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

One Solution

Regions and Sections

The Layers

Educator Associates and Section Mentors impacting thousands of Students

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.

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

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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/

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/

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

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

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 BeringUniversity of HoustonEABering@uh.edu

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 LabThomas.Milnes@jhuapl.edu

Space Weather Balloon

Students design and build a space weather balloon to collect data• Grade Levels:

9-12• Contact:

Dr. Ben LongmierAssistant Professor, University of MichiganLongmier@umich.edu

The Reward

Mars Rover Celebration Curriculum Module

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

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.

Standards & Skills

• Science process skills• Laboratory experience• Investigation planning• Data collection• Inference• Organization• Communication• Writing• Teamwork

Mars Rover Pedagogy

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

• 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.

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.

Mars Rover Celebration Event

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.

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.

Electric Cargo Plane

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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

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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

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

Tethered Flight Concept

• Constrained Flight Path Can be done Indoors Expensive RC Equipment not needed

PowerPole

Tether

PowerSupply

FlatSpeaker

Wire

Clear Packing Tape

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

• ScoringMESA MEC

Oral 30  30 

Written 55  20 

Design 40  20 Performance 55 55 - Most Weight

50 - Next Most …30 30 x Cargo/Best Cargo

TOTAL 180 100

What You Get

MANDATORYKelvin Electronics 850647

3-6V, 17000 RPM, .26Ahttp://www.kelvin.com

$.79 each

OPTIONALKelvin Electronics 990175

$5.75 per set of 8

What’s Needed

• Power Pole - We recommend Kelvin 850747 - $175 http://www.kelvin.com

• Power Supply Model Train Variable DC Transformer

What’s Needed

• Wings - Pink or Blue Foam Board - Home Depot $12

• Fuselage - Basswood or Graphite Kite Stay

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

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)

Space Weather Balloon

Project Aether: AuroraA precursor/test of concept for Module

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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

Space Weather Balloon Concept

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!

Setting Up to Fly

Launch Day (or night)

Inflation

Taking Off

Tracking

Recovery

Curriculum Module

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

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

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

How to Start

• Contact Lisa Bacon (lisab@aiaa.org) and me, Edgar Bering (eabering@uh.edu)

• Tell us you want to schedule a mini-workshop visit

• Tell us which modules you are most interested in prioritize

• Give us a range of dates

Special Thanks

• Curriculum modules developed in conjunction with our AIAA partners:

• Special Thanks to our STEM K-12 Development Team: Ben Longmier Elizabeth Henriquez Tom Milnes Paul Wiedorn

Edgar Bering Lisa Bacon Elana Slagle

The AIAA Mid-Atlantic Section The AIAA Houston Section

The University of Houston The AdAstra Rocket Company