stem/k-12 outreach region i stem k-12 outreach committee meeting aiaa asm 2013, grapevine, texas...
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STEM/K-12 OutreachRegion I
STEM K-12 Outreach Committee MeetingAIAA ASM 2013, Grapevine, TexasWed., 9 January 2013, 08:00-16:00
Some section activity examples since last RAC report:
• Delaware STEM & Beyond Night at local high school
– Audience: private homeschooled students, 4 th – 6th grades; 40 students– Delaware submitted report in proposed new PPT format.
• Hampton Roads VTATE - Atmospheric Teaching Experiment at Virginia Tech continues after startup
partially funded by AIAA in 2011 STEM outreach program at VT works with 1000+ elementary and middle school
students/school year Standards-based curricula are posted on VT AIAA Student section website
• Niagara Frontier Continued support of Young Astronaut Council at Mill Middle School; students are
assembling a hydraulic arm kit
• Mid-Atlantic Training for upcoming Engineering Challenges (paper plane + electric cargo) for
interested educators AIAA Educator Academy: Working on “How to Run a Capstone Event” focused on
Electric Cargo Challenge Investigating encouraging local high school students to get Student Membership
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Highlights/Issues STEM & Beyond Night Photo
Section Summary: Delaware Section
Item Total
Active Committee Members 1 chair + other 9 council members
Total Hours Worked
Total Events Supported 1
STEM & Beyond Night
Total Student Interactions 1
STEM K-12 Outreach Web URL:
Annual Hit Count
STEM & Beyond Night Event Summary: Delaware Section
Item Response 1
Name of Event STEM & Beyond Night
Date, Duration October 9, 2012 6-8
Location John Carroll High School, Bel Air, MD
AIAA Role (delete one of these) AIAA Partner, with publicity
Total AIAA Volunteers 4
Total AIAA Manhours 12
Event Website URL:
Annual Hit Count
Target Audience Private/Homeschooled 4th-6th grade
STEM Education Objective Increase interest in STEM at a younger age and show the variety of careers available with a STEM degree
Participants: Total: Kids: 40 Teachers:
Only for events where AIAA participation is well publicized
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Some Existing Partnerships:•Government (NASA, FAA, Young Astronaut Council,
•Other Professional Associations (ASME, AHS, SAMPE, Engineering Society of Baltimore, Civil Air Patrol, Vibration Institute
•Team Programs (FIRST LEGO League, Maryland MESA, First Robotics,
•Industry (Lockheed Martin, Boeing, GE,
•Schools + Universities (JHU/APL, NIA, local K-12 schools,
•Museums (Franklin Institute, NAUTICUS, Baltimore Museum of Industry, New England Air Museum
Future:•Investigate www.howtosmile.org as additional K-12 activity repository
•Investigate posting PBS “Curious George” rocket activity on AIAA Kid’s Place
•Continue to find models of successful sections and pass them to those which are less active or dormant
•Help grow the Educator Teacher Academy, Engineers as Educator programs
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Carolyn SlivinskiDeputy Director Region ISTEM/K-12
Space Telescope Science Institute3700 San Martin Dr.Baltimore, MD 21218
Telephone: (410) 409-9760 (cell)
[email protected]@stsci.edu