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STEM in Space Project & MACS STEM in Space Grant
The Melbourne Archdiocese of Catholic Schools in partnership with Immersive Education are once again inviting applications for a MACS STEM in Space Grant for our 2023 intake.
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- The STEM in Space Project is suitable for students in Years 7-10. Within the project students design, build and launch their own bottle rockets, build and launch two ESTES model rockets, examine process to build their own model rocket through use of software such as OpenRocket. Students also explore three different methods of data collection, including building their own altimeter and using technology assisted collection methods. The STEM in Space Project covers a variety of Mathematics, Science, Technology and Engineering concepts such as; Measurement, Speed, Velocity, Acceleration, Trigonometric Calculations, Percentages and Percentage Change, Newtons Laws of Motion, Barrowman’s Equations, Critical & Creative Thinking and Engineering Design Principles. The program can be facilitated as an extra-curricular activity, stand alone STEM subject, as part of a Numeracy, Mathematics, Science or Design Technology unit or an integrated inquiry project.
- The MACS STEM in Space Grant is valued at $5,000 and will provide a limited number of successful schools with all the training and resources required to establish a STEM in Space Project in their school. The MACS STEM in Space Grant will subsidise the entire cost for a school to implement the STEM in Space Project in their school context. This includes:
- • A face-to-face professional learning session for teachers (and technicians). This professional learning session will assist with the developing understanding of both the theoretical and curriculum links for the STEM in Space Project. No knowledge is assumed of Rocketry concepts, so teachers with any level of experience are invited to join to engage in professional development, and be able to facilitate the project in their schools. The session also explores the practical implementation of the STEM in Space Project. When combined with the theoretical components this will allow participants to get a first-hand feel for how the project can be delivered in their school context.
- • Two live instructional professional learning webinar for teachers. This will assist with recapping both the theoretical and practical components of the course.
- • All required physical resources
- • 1 x Bottle Rocket Launcher and Airpump
- • 12 x Firestreak Rockets with Engines, Wadding & Recovery Mechanisms
- • 12 x Additional Engines with different thrust for launch comparisons
- • 6 x Complex Rockets with Engines, Wadding & Recovery Mechanisms
- • 2 x Launch Platforms and Controllers
- • 2 x Alti-tracks
- • 1 x Launch Camera/Recorder
- • 1 x Digital Altimeter
- • 1x Anemometer
- • Teacher and student supporting resources
- Professional Learning Dates:
- • Friday February 24 2023 - 8:30am to 4:00pm – Thomas Carr College (Compulsory Face-to-Face Session)
- • Thursday March 30 2023 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm - Zoom (Online Optional Webinar - Theoretical Components Recap)
- • Thursday May 4 2023 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm - Zoom (Online Optional Webinar - Practical Components Recap)
- Who Should Attend? This professional learning is best attended by a team of staff from each College. These teams could comprise:
- • School Leaders & Learning Area Leaders
- • Classroom Teachers of Mathematics, Science or Technologies
- • Laboratory Technicians
- Successful schools will be invited to participate in a High-Altitude Balloon Launch in Semester 2, 2023, where students use the skills developed to analyse aspects of flight and data collected. Students will also be able to participate in a STEM: Rocketry Competition at the High-Altitude Balloon Launch, and may wish to enter their work completed through the project in the MACS STEM MAD Student Showcase in 2023, at the Catholic Leadership Centre.
- Applications for this grant will close 9:00am Friday 18 November 2022. Successful applicants will be informed by Friday 2 December 2022.