Courses:
In conjunction with Teachers'
Centres, Aerospace Education runs courses for teachers in the main centres
of New Zealand. Venues hosting Rocketry In Education Courses have included:
North Shore Teachers'
Centre (Auckland)
Kohia Teachers' Centre
(Auckland)
Papakura Teachers' Centre
(South Auckland)
Christchurch College of
Education
Southland College of Education
A typical course for teachers
will include instruction on how to lead pupils in the construction, launch
and recovery of solid-fuelled model rockets, and how to use rockets built
during the course in planet earth and beyond studies and in other areas
of the maths and science curricula. Courses will also benefit teachers
looking for science and mathematics topics in the "children with special
abilities", "enrighment" and "family maths" environment.
Course
Fees:
Course fees vary form about
$75 to $120 depending on the length of the course, and include completed
rockets taken away by teachers at the conclusion of the session and the
cost of flying rockets during the course.
Course
Content:
Content is suitable for
both primary and secondary teachers and covers:
-
Construction processes and
hints
-
(Activities explaining) how
rockets work
-
(Activities explaining) forces
and rocket stability
-
(Activities explaining) how
to work out altitude
-
Explaining the laws of motion
with rockets
-
How to use computers to simulate
rocket flight
-
Safety procedures and safe
recovery
-
Experimenting with rocketry
-
How to calculate speed
-
Measuring and presenting flight
data
-
Space studies-related classroom
activities.
-
Using the Internet to obtain
information about Space
Contact your local Teachers
Centre for details of this year's courses.
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