NASA Aeronautics and Technology: Hands-On, Real-World Projects

Purpose & objective

Participants will engage in hands-on activities that align with current NASA Aeronautics missions and programs. The purpose of this workshop is to introduce participants to NASA Aeronautics, resources available to them, and ways to integrate technology into a lesson that provides relevant, real-world applications of data-gathering and analysis.

Outline

Intro: Introduction to NASA Aeronautics and overall NASA resources available to participants (presentation)
Section 1: NASA Aeronautics--What we're doing (X-Planes, UAS, cleaner, quieter aircraft) (presentation)
Section 2: Overview of NASA Aeronautics educational resources (presentation)
Section 3: Hands-On activity demonstrations with hints and tricks for in-person, virtual, and blended learning environments
-- How to Build a Coin Battery
--Seeing Sound Activity
--Advanced Air Mobility Activities
Section 4: Q&A

Supporting research

NASA often leads the way in aeronautics research around the world, partnering with industry to solve critical challenges in aeronautics. Industry partners, federal agency partners, and many others work with NASA to reduce the impact aeronautics has on our climate, noise pollution near airports, safety in the skies and on the ground, as well as the need to solve the challenges involved with increasing numbers of aircraft (manned and unmanned) filling our skies.
NASA's Aeronautics Research site, https://www.nasa.gov/aeroresearch, provides an idea of the many areas we are involved in. Boeing's often-cited "Pilot and Technician Outlook" highlights the growing need for young people to engage in aeronautics, and highlights our need for students to become more aware and involved: https://www.boeing.com/commercial/market/pilot-technician-outlook/.