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Add Some Buoyancy to Your Classroom
Becky Jaramillo Educator-in-Residence
National Institute of AerospaceChildren’s Engineering Council
February 25, 2011
The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA)
Getting to know you . . .
Today’s Goals
Serves a societal need . . .
And has tangible economic value
So what does that mean for us . . .
Less than 2,000km
Satellites in Geosynchronous Orbit
Less than 40,000 km
How else might NASA learn about climate?
• States of matter• Mass• Density• Pushes and pulls• High and low pressure
Newton’s Laws
• Make the balloon neutrally buoyant at a given height.
• Using only the “tools” provided, maneuver the balloon around the room.
Design Process Packets
Scientific Method … Engineering Design Process …
• Using the materials provided, design a shower clock that will time your shower.
• Why would a shower clock be important?
5E CycleE – EngageE – ExploreE – ExplainE – ExtendE – Evaluate
Educator Guides
BEST Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology
•Explore the HOTLIST
www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listnasaresbj.html
Wordle
“If you want to find a born engineer, look for any seven-year-old.”
Ioannis Miaoulis, Museum of Science, Boston
Are we meeting our customers expectations?