University of Sioux Falls Pre-Service
Fall, 2009 NASA Educator Workshop
@ Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
November 10-11 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 10th
8:00A - 8:15 Introduction / Agenda / NASA Resources
8:15A
- 10:00 Aeronautics
Styrofoam
Glider / Foam Plate Glider / Helicopter / Rogallo
Kite
10:00A – 10:30 Robotics without
Electronics
Craft
Sticks Arm / Robotic Styrofoam Hand /
3-D
Robot Fingers
10:30A - 10:45 Break
10:45A – 11:30 Robotics without
Electronics (continued)
Straw Rockets
/ Rocket Car /
Industrial
Strength Paper Rocket
12:00P - 12:45 Lunch
12:45 - 1:30 Rockets
1:30P - 2:15 Space Food
and Nutrition
Preparation
of Rehydratable Space Food
2:15P - 2:30P Break
2:30P - 3:30P 3-2-1 Liftoff!
The Right
Order (STS-114 video from www.spaceflight.nasa.gov)
/ Getting in Shape /
Simple Rocket
Science
Wednesday, November 11th
8:00A
– 10:00A Daytime Astronomy
Linear Model of the Solar System / Planisphere / Seasonal & Circumpolar Constellations /
Radial Model of the Solar System
10:00A – 10:30A Outdoor Activities
Kite
Flying / Rocket Launching
10:30A -
10:45A Break
10:45A - 11:30A Outdoor Activities
(continued)
11:30A – 12:00P Earth Imaging Bingo
12:00P - 12:45P Lunch
12:45P - 3:00P Mission
Geography
Selected
K – 4 and 5 – 8 activities
3:00 – 3:30 Wrap-up
Workshop Objectives:
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Co-operative, hands-on minds-on, inquiry-based learning emphasized with
individual, group, and teacher guided aerospace activities.
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Thematic. Each session is focused on a curriculum subject or related
topic.
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Integrate the curriculum through the use of math, science, technology, and
geography with aerospace topics to supplement existing curriculum.
•
Model teaching strategies to implement getting comfortable with the use of
aerospace topics to enhance existing curriculum.
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Materials needed for activities are inexpensive, low-cost materials that can be
mostly obtained from local resources.
•
Model the use of instructional education technology with the use of multi-media
materials.