Rocket Science for Teachers
Teachers' One Day Rocketry Workshops 2017
learn how to deliver a Rocketry program at their school. You will also hear all you need to know about Schools Rocketry Challenge Contests (eg launching a rocket carrying a payload and a digital altimeter to a target altitude, recovering the payload intact!)
Topics covered include:
• Brief History of Rockets
• How to Build a Rocket - Parts and their Purpose
• Example Class Activities
• Forces at Work
• Applying the Laws of Motion
• Using Software - for Rocket Design and Construction
• Using Software - for Simulating Flight
• Water Rockets
• Rocket Propellant- Can I Make It?
• Rocket Stability
• Construction Hints
• Safety Procedures
• Launch Analysis (Calculating Altitude and Speed)
• Schools Rocketry Contests
Dates: Wellington - Friday 17 November 2017
Time: 8.45am - 4.30pm
Venue: Onslow College
Cost: Small catering fee, otherwise FREE, courtesy of the US Embassy ESTH Programme
Register Here: Apologies, however registrations for this workshop are now closed. Queries: info@rockets.co.nz or phone 0274 932 766