Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Careers, Physical Science, Flight and Aeronautics
Type
Hands-on Activities, Videos
NASA Role Model: Julie Blackett
NASA Center: Glenn Research Center
Topic: Advanced Air Mobility (AAM)
Original Air Date: May 19, 2021
A new future for city transport is in the works at NASA — a future where both people and packages will take to the air. With any project, money is an important facet to funding the resources necessary to complete a successful mission. Join us as we learn about how Lead Resource Analyst Julie Blackett manages the budget for groundbreaking projects like advanced air mobility.
STEM Short Activity: Advanced Air Mobility: Rubber Band Helicopter Engineering Challenge
Objective: Design the body, or fuselage, of a helicopter to minimize the effect of torque.
Duration: 60 minutes
Materials Needed: Craft stick, propeller, paper clip, rubber band, piece of card stock, pair of scissors, ruler and tape
Difficulty: Moderate
Next Generation Science Standards: MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-3, MS-ETS1-4
“NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series. Each chat introduces a science, technology, engineering or math career, addresses a STEM topic and highlights a NASA mission. The chat includes a STEM activity that students can do at home. After the interviews, experts answer students’ questions.