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Engineering Design Challenge: Spacecraft Structures
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During this web seminar participants learned how to incorporate the excitement of
rocketry into the classroom. They received an overview of the student engineering
design challenge Spacecraft Structures. This engaging lesson is an opportunity for
students to design and construct a strong but lightweight structure that can withstand
the launch of a water bottle “rocket.” During the course of this seminar participants
saw how scientific principles and the engineering design process used by NASA can
be applied in this activity. Participants viewed videos of students engaged in the
lesson and collaborated with other participants about possible modifications to
the activity for various grade levels.
Details
This web seminar is part of a series of electronic professional development experiences
sponsored by the NASA Explorer Schools (NES) project. NASA Explorer Schools invests
in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educators to inspire and engage
a whole generation of future scientists, engineers and technicians that NASA needs
to continue our journey. NES gives educators of grades 4-12 free access to NASA’s
people, missions, research, and facilities. We take the work out of searching through
thousands of materials on the NASA website and provide a comprehensive set of teaching
materials for dozens of STEM concepts. For additional information about the NASA
Explorer Schools project, visit
http://explorerschools.nasa.gov
See when other
NASA Explorer Schools Web Seminars are Scheduled
For more information contact webseminars@nsta.org
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Sponsored by NASA
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