When:

Saturday, November 2, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where:

Von Karman Auditorium, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Target Audience:

Educators for grades K-12

Overview:

Update: Oct. 22, 2019 – This workshop is full. See below for online resources related to this workshop.

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Explore engineering practices and methods using cheap, simple components. Discover ways to make engineering projects and lessons more accessible in the classroom without breaking the bank.

• This workshop is not available online; you must be physically present to participate.
• This workshop is limited to educators at U.S.-based institutions and organizations.

Questions? Call the Educator Resource Center at 818-393-5917.

Can't attend the workshop? Explore these standards-aligned lessons online.

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  Spaghetti Anyone? Building with Pasta

  Students use the engineering design process to build a structure to handle the greatest load and gain first-hand experience with compression and tension forces.

  Grades K-8

  Time < 30 mins

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  Planetary Pasta Rovers

  Using only pasta and glue, students design a rover that will travel down a one-meter ramp and then travel an additional one meter on a smooth, flat surface.

  Grades 3-8

  Time 1-2 hrs

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  Touchdown

  Students design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.

  Grades 3-8

  Time 30 mins - 1 hr

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This free workshop is offered through the NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center, which provides formal and informal educators with NASA resources and materials that support STEM learning. For more information, visit the Educator Resource Center page.