Adventures in Aerospace

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Diane Salcedo, PhD

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(18)

In this five week flex course students will learn about the basics of Aerospace Engineering and will be involved in a weekly hands on project that involves Aerospace.

Class Experience

What topics will you cover?
-STEM
-Aerospace Engineering

How is your class structured?
We will learn about a new topic each week and then your student will be requested to participate in an engineering challenge.

How will you teach?
Week 1 we will discuss what aerospace is and what engineers do as well as what an engineer is and what they do. The teacher will share slides of examples of problems and projects aerospace engineers work on. After learning this information as a basis for the...

Students will be introduced to basic physics and engineering concepts and will gain knowledge of how to complete weekly  aerospace engineering projects.

Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered

0Materials:
Power strips
Timer
10 sheets of tissue paper
Scissors
Tape
Glue sticks
Paper clips
Hair dryer or hot air popcorn popper
2 rulers or a yard stick
Balloon
A 2 liter bottle
Roll of tape
4 manilla envelopes
2-5 cardboard boxes
5 pieces of construction paper
Small amount of clay
Scissors
Protective eyewear
1 bike pump

Meet the teacher

Diane Salcedo, PhD

Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(18)

 I teach classes that are rich with activities and/or discussion and quickly allow students to apply what they were taught. I have a wide array of teaching experience from teaching for graduate programs to teaching for elementary age students to...