AIAA and Baltimore Section Precollege Programs

AIAA Baltimore Section

AIAA and Baltimore Section Precollege Programs

Tom Milnes

Navigation Modeling Section SupervisorJohns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)

Baltimore Section Precollege ProgramsAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

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AIAA Educator Associate Program

• Educator Associate Program– Join AIAA for free as an Educator Associate

• http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=215 – Apply for Grant of up to $200 per teacher and 5 teachers

per school ($1000) for Classroom Math, Science, Engineering and Technology Hands On Projects• Rubric

– http://www.aiaa.org/pdf/student/2009_Classroom_Grant_Rubric_v3.pdf• Online Application

– http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=245

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AIAA Educator Achievement Award

• Every Two Years– 7 Educators Total

• Expenses Paid Trip to Washington DC– Tour of Capital’s Aerospace Facilities– Gala Spotlight Awards Ceremony– http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=217

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Kid’s Place• Web Site: http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=473

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Workshops

• MESA– Model Rocket Basics– Aerodynamics

• Paper Plane• Launched Glider• Windmill

• Maryland Engineering Challenges– Paper Plane– Electric Cargo Challenge

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Judging

• MESA Regional and State Competitions• Maryland Engineering Challenges

– Paper Airplane– Electric Cargo Challenge

• Montgomery Fair– 4-H Aerospace Club

• Rockets• Airplanes

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And…

• MESA Career Fair• Classroom Visits• Event Visits

– Flying Principal• You Tell Us!

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Maryland Engineering Challenges

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Elementary School Paper Plane Challenge

• February Each Year• 4 students per team – Written Report – Oral

Interview - Timed Build – Jumbo Paper Clip is “Passenger”

• Performance Score: Length x Speed x Accuracy– Length = Length of Flight– Speed = Length of Flight / Time of Flight– Accuracy = 1 – Deviation / Length of Flight

• Deviation is distance from center line

• Contact Tom Milnes at [email protected] for latest rules.

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Setup for Paper Plane Challenge

Start Line

L = Length

d = deviation

Speed = Length / Time*

Accuracy = (1-d/L)

*Time from throw to plane stops sliding on floor - “Gate Time”rather than “Landing Time”

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MESA Participants

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MESA Participants

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High School Electric Cargo Plane Challenge

• New MESA Competition!!!!• Plane built by student teams of 1-4 students must

complete one lap of tethered flight with and without cargo about a “power pole” (which distributes electrical power via the tether)– Plane must be 8” off the ground at all times

• Other Components– Report– Oral Interview– Design Score

• Contact Tom Milnes at [email protected] for latest rules.

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Yours in Education!

• AIAA Baltimore Section Precollege Programs– Tom Milnes - [email protected]