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Blast Off! June 29, 2015

Space Technology Careers The future is bright for young rocket scientists. There are many areas of the field that need the best and brightest to take space travel to the next level!

While many occupations are experiencing a downsize in the workforce, aerospace engineers, which are at the top of the field, are projected to experience a job growth of 7% between 2012 and 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median salary in 2013 was $103,870. People in this position would have a minimum of a Bachelors degree and be proficient in physics and aerodynamics.

There is also a need for mechanical and research and development engineers. These jobs also earn over $100,00 per year and required Bachelors degrees and specific training.

Support services that may not work specifically with rockets, but are necessary at all facilities are electronics technicians, computer scientists, meteorologists, and biologists.

For more information about entry level employment at NASA, go to nasajobs.nasa.gov and follow the NASA PathwaysPrograms link.

Rocketing Into the Future 1

What is a rocket anyway? The science of rocketry is the focus of todays unit. The rockets ability to move through time and distance will give a us a unique PERSPECTIVE of space!

Houston, we have a problem! The earliest rockets are not anything like what we see being launched today. In this unit, we will get a historical PERSPECTIVE of rocketry.

Rockets, are they only good for exploding? In this unit, we will explore the many uses for rockets in everyday life. We know youll gain a new PERSPECTIVE on the value of this science!

What will your grandchildren do with rockets? There are limitless ways that rockets could be used in the future. Your grandparents never would have believed our current capabilities when they were your age. Will YOU shape the future? It depends on your PERSPECTIVE

THE EXPLORER AIG Camp | Greenville, NC| July 6-9, 2015


Build your own STOMP ROCKET!Materials:

-paper -tape -scissors -2 liter soda bottle -1in wide bike tube( 3 ft long) -1in wide pvc, abs pipe (1 ft long) -pen or pencil

Step 1: Attach bike tube to pvc pipe.

Step 2: Attach opposite end of the bike tube to the neck of a 2 liter bottle.

Step 3: Wrap a plain piece of paper around the pvc pipe. make sure it is a little larger than the pipe so that it slides easily and tape the edge so it stays rolled up. This is the rocket body.

Step 4: Make a nosecone from a triangular piece of paper and tape it to the rocket body (paper tube).

Step 5: Fold a piece of paper into fours. Trace a fin design that you think is best for your rocket and cut all four at the same time. Tape the edge to your rocket body on each side.

You now have a STOMP ROCKET!

To launch, place the bottle on the ground. Hold the pipe close to the bike tube and slip the paper rocket over

the pipe.

AIM carefully and STOMP the bottle! LIFT OFF!!!!


Great websites for launching ideas!

http://www.spacex.com/ SpaceX

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/students-shine-during-

summer-camps.html#.VTghhiFVik

Information on NASA Summer Camps!

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/

releases/2011/11-052.html Summer of Innovation

Camp at Langley http://www.nasa.gov/

centers/kennedy/about/information/

camp_faq.html#.VTghviFViko

Kennedy Space Center and Space Camp

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/students/

From Science Project Tips to Competitions, this is a

packed site!https://www.ae.utexas.edu/

undergraduate/student-involvement

If you're already looking toward college, this site

gives you an idea of how to keep rocketry as an option

for study!



Dear Parents:

We are so excited about this week of AIG Camp in Greenville! We are high school math and science teachers in Currituck and Pasquotank Counties. Working with your middle school student will mark the completion of our Gifted Education certification process. Believe us when we say that we have been on a sharp learning curve this past year, understanding the unique needs of academically and intellectually gifted students!

We understand there are many reasons your child chose Rocketry as one of their sessions for Camp. We hope it was their first pick! Even if they thought it was a chance to build a rocket or an opportunity to get outside for launches, we are confident that they will be glad they did. Our goal is to ensure that they gain a greater understanding of inquiry science, science principles, process skills and communication of design.

Please allow them to bring their own devices for recording their launches and reflections. Video physics is an app that might appeal to them. It has the capability to analyze video for trajectory, position and velocity. We will have it available on a teachers iPad. Another app (this one is FREE!) is Actionshot. It analyzes video and converts it into a sequence shot. Students will be able to look at the behavior of their bottle rocket at multiple points along the parabola.

We look forward to meeting you on Thursday afternoon and appreciate you allowing your child to share this week with us!

Sincerely,

Victoria Jeries and Marie Moss

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