Transcript Reach for the Stars Model Rocket Contest

Why You Should Host the
PowerPoint Presentation - Jack Colpas
Photos - Kathy Colpas
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The nation needs to generate
interest in
.
Booker Middle School students
Reaching for the Stars.
Watching these kids
Will make you want to
Get involved.
There is no better way to do it than with
a rocket launch.
Jack & Kathy Colpas with
Center Director, Ray Griffin
Christa’s mom, Grace Corrigan
launching one of our rockets at
the October Sky Festival
To honor Christa we launched the
Annual Event
since 2006
Fantastic Program for
Scouts or Youth Groups
.
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Order your rocketry supplies
* E-mail us your numbers – we’ll provide a
*
‘no obligation’ estimate
*
Build your rockets
* takes about 1 ½ hours
*
Launch
* Sports Fields (baseball, football, parks, etc.) make great launch sites
* No Licensing or FAA Permit required (FAR 101)
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Mark & Measure landing spots
* All rockets determined to be safe launch again
* Closest average landing to target
wins local event!!
Award certificates
* submit your results by annual deadline
Competition Sponsor - Benefits
Great PR for your
group or organization!
* Provides Terrific PR for you
and your organization.
* Rocket launches are Fantastic Attention Getters!
* Give groups in your Community a chance to compete in a
national event.
* Ignite interest in –
* Science, Technology, Engineering & Math.
* Your purchase is Helping Kids Reach for the Stars
Everyone remembers their first rocket launch.
What other activity can you say that about?
Launches are good publicity.
Covered on TV news.
Featured on the
Education Channel.
Highlighted in newspapers.
Detailed in Educational Journals.
Competition Cost
Each contestant gets:
Model Rocket Kit - to build and keep
Supplies for Two Launches
Certificate of Achievement &
Competition Registration
All for about the cost of
a movie, popcorn and a drink!
Event Held Locally
Only the 3 National Winners have to Travel
Affordable enough to involve ALL of your kids!
Fund Raising with the
* Many National STEM Competitions charge a $20 Registration fee per
competitor
*
Plus Hundreds (often Thousands) for equipment and travel
* RFTS Total Cost is around $15 per competitor (2014 pricing)
* Your organization / club can raise an additional $5 or $10 per
competitor
*
Reasonable – each competitor receives well over $20 worth of supplies
plus entry into National Competition plus a Commemorative Certificate
* Use the profit to fund other (rocketry) programs
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If anyone should ask….
.
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“I never knew I could build a rocket.
Let alone make it FLY!”
Booker Middle School student
Sarasota Middle
Braden River Middle
Newton’s Laws
friction
aerodynamics
resistance
gravitation
chemistry
triangulation
math
force & motion
Rocket Choices
Many Rocket Kits qualify
Some of the most popular models
* Estes (Alpha, Alpha III, Gen.E2X)
* Quest (Astra, Astra III)
* Custom (Freedom, Venture)
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– or build your own!
* Length 11 ½” to 15 ½” Diameter 7/8 ” to 1 ¼ ”
Kits come with easy-to-follow instructions.
Pause-for-Science Rocket Construction and Launch Prep video
available at no charge at www.TheRocketman.net
Model Rocketry and National Standards – from NASA
National Standards (5 - 8)
Science
Design and conduct a scientific investigation.
Use appropriate tools and techniques to gather, analyze, and interpret data.
Develop descriptions, explanations, predictions, and models using evidence.
Think critically and logically to make the relationships between evidence and explanations.
Demonstrate an understanding of properties and changes of properties in matter.
Demonstrate an understanding of motions and forces.
Demonstrate an understanding of transfer of energy.
Implement a proposed design.
Mathematics
Extend an understanding of the concepts of perimeter, area, volume, angle measure,
capacity, and weight and mass.
Technology
Use content-specific tools, software, and simulations (e.g., Web tools) to support learning
and research.
National Standards (9-12)
Science
Design and conduct scientific investigations.
Use technology and mathematics to improve investigations and communications.
Formulate and revise scientific explanations and models using logic and evidence.
Demonstrate an understanding of the structure and properties of matter.
Demonstrate an understanding of motions and forces.
Demonstrate an understanding of the interactions of energy and matter.
Implement a proposed solution.
Technology
Select and apply technology tools for research, information analysis, problem-solving, and
decision-making in content learning.
Compete Locally
All Contestants
* Build and launch their own solid-fuel powered model rocket
* Receive Certificates of Achievement
* Featuring the artwork of Astronaut & Moonwalker,
Alan Bean
* Bearing an inspirational quote from Christa McAuliffe
* Suitable for framing
Local winner
* Receives Winner’s Certificate
* Results are entered into
the National Competition
Celebrate Nationally
3 National Winners invited* to celebrate
under an ‘October Sky’ at
US Space & Rocket Center
“Space City” – Huntsville, Alabama
* Launch from Homer Hickam Field
* Experience Space Simulators
* Visit the Space Camp
….& more!
Inspiration for
the Movie
Winners celebrate
At Pathfinder
Ride Space Sims
Mars Wall Climb
*Transportation, lodging and meals not included
Act Now
Supplies and Time are Limited
Check website for dates and deadlines.
– Order Early!
* Engines must be Ground Shipped.
* Allow 2 – 3 weeks for delivery to avoid $25+ HazMat
fee.
[email protected]
www.TheRocketman.net
Phone (941) 955-3958 / Fax (206) 350-7880
Contact us for any of your model rocket questions or needs.
20% Off Estes, Quest & Custom catalog prices!
is endorsed by:
Astronauts
Bill Readdy
Mark Lee
Jon McBride
Competitor’s Name
Group
Moon Walker / Astronaut / Artist
Alan Bean
Tom Jones
is endorsed by:
Astronauts
Jerry Ross
Marcos Pontes
John Blaha
Senator Bill Nelson
Kennedy Space Center Director,
Astronaut Bob Cabana inspires
YMCA kids pre-launch
Local Hosts choose an American Astronaut to Honor with their Event
Homer Hickam’s book Rocket Boys and
movie October Sky provide the inspiration…
Get your kids involved !
is endorsed by:
National Winner
Danielle Pate
Retired NASA Engineer /
Author
&
The Rocket
Boys
Homer Hickam
Roy Lee Cooke
Billy Rose
Jimmy “O’Dell” Carroll
is endorsed by:
Designer of the X-Prize Eagle
Steve McGrath
Vanguard Industries –
Steve McGrath and Jack Colpas
Homer Hickam & the “Rocket Boys”
Recommend the Competition
Space Camp – US Space & Rocket Center
Hosts National Winners’ Celebration
Estes Educator
supports our Teacher Workshops and
awards prizes to National Winners
COSROCS Director of Education, Dr. Warren Layfield
endorses our program
Florida Space Research Institute
furthers Teacher Training.
National Association of Rocketry
sets the safety standards.
SECME (Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering)
recommends the program.
National Space Society - Southwest Florida Chapter
President, Jay Wittner recommends our program and
contest
Kennedy Space Center – Visitor Complex
hosts the National Finals
Hampton Inn Provides lodging for National Competitors
G.WIZ Hands-on Science Museum
recommends our program and contest
Kick-off of Competition at the
October Sky Festival
Endorsed by Steve McGrath –
Vanguard Spacecraft
Designer of the X-Prize Eagle
.
has been presented at
-The Florida Association of Science Teachers
-The Florida League of Middle Schools
-The Private School Consultancy
endorses the program and publicized it at the
National Science Teachers Association Conference
- The National Space Grant Consortium Conference.
Chrissy Sokol, AHOF Launch Safety Officer
building a rocket at one of our workshops
Jack Colpas launching at the
Astronaut Hall of Fame – KSC
with Education Director, Eric Stiles
Jack & Kathy Colpas, program directors
www.TheRocketman.net
[email protected]
(941) 955-3958
Wishing you
light winds
on launch day!
Over 50 years of combined
experience as educators.