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Development of a teaching tool to encourage high school students to study aerospace technical subjectsThis report details the efforts to develop a design competition aimed at high school students which will encourage them to study aerospace technical subjects. It has been shown that such competitions - based on an industry simulation game - are valuable ways to energize high school students to study in this area. Under the grant, a new competition scenario was developed, in keeping with NASA-Dryden's mission to develop aircraft and foster knowledge about aeronautics. Included are preliminary background materials and information which, if the grant is continued, would form the basis of a national competition for high school students, wherein they would design an Aerospaceport in a future year, taking into consideration the requirements of aircraft, spacecraft- ground transportation systems, passengers who use the facility, and employees who operate it. Many of the Competition methods were studied and tested during two existing local competitions in the disadvantaged communities of Lancaster and Victorville, California.
Document ID
19990026564
Acquisition Source
Armstrong Flight Research Center
Document Type
Contractor or Grantee Report
Authors
Gale, Anita
(American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics Reston, VA United States)
Edwards, Dick
(American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics Reston, VA United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
September 23, 1998
Subject Category
Social Sciences (General)
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG4-134
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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