STEM/K-12 Outreach Region I STEM K-12 Outreach Committee Meeting AIAA ASM 2013, Grapevine, Texas Wed., 9 January 2013, 08:00-16:00.

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