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Engineering Design Challenge: Thermal Protection System
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During this web seminar participants got ideas for incorporating the excitement
of rocket design into the classroom. The activity uses student knowledge about heat
transfer and the engineering design process to solve a problem. Students then design
a thermal protection system and test it over a propane torch. The activity provides
many opportunities for incorporating national mathematics, science, and technology
learning standards into the curriculum.
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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