Michigan Aerospace Challenge
The Michigan Aerospace Challenge program offers upper elementary, middle and high school students an exciting way to engage in hands-on, real world, science, math and technology using model rocketry.
Upper elementary students participate in the Michigan Aerospace Challenge Elementary Program, which gives students a unique opportunity to:
- launch a rocket they have built,
- develop a payload project
- participate in hands-on activities,
- attend aviation and aerospace presentations
- view aerospace and aviation related displays.
The Michigan Aerospace Challenge High Powered Rockets Competition is a two-day event and is directed at middle and high school students. Student teams, from across the state,
- build a 6' tall high-powered rocket,
- develop an information gathering payload,
- create a display,
- prepare and give an oral presentation,
- calculate a rocket's potential altitude,
- measure a rocket's altitude and
- launch their rocket.
Several categories of the students' work are judged by a team of judges, several from the aerospace field, based on pre-determined criteria. Ribbons, in each category are awarded based on the team's score.
Downloads
2008 Elementary Guidebook
2008 Elementary Registration Form
2008 HP Guidebook
Links
http://education.nasa.gov/home/index.html
http://www.esteseducator.com/
