Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Higher Education
Subject
Careers, Physical Science, Spanish, Flight and Aeronautics
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities, Videos
NASA Role Model: Roberto Navarro
NASA Center: Armstrong Flight Research Center
Topic: Revolutionary Vertical Lift and Advanced Air Transport Technology (AATT)
Original Air Date: Oct. 27, 2021
Have you heard of airplanes that rise vertically and descend the same way? Watch engineer Roberto Navarro discuss his experience as one of the leaders of NASA’s Revolutionary Vertical Lift and Advanced Air Transport Technology teams. Navarro will explain the new plans to improve flight and his achievements at NASA.
STEM Short Activity: Attack of the Drones Coding Activity
Objective: Use Scratch to create a side-scrolling game in which players pilot a drone through traffic while maintaining an acceptable altitude.
Duration: 1-3 hours
Materials Needed: Computer or tablet, internet, access to Scratch
Difficulty: Moderate
Common Core Math Standards: 7.EE.B.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.