Aerotech News and Review – July 2024

JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE, DEFENSE INDUSTRY AND VETERANS NEWS
Edwards students prove that
ROCKET SCIENCE IS NOT COMPLICATED
Students from Irving Branch Elementary School watch as one of their rockets lifts off at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
Air Force photograph by Nicolas Cholula
and control quality of the final product. “Students demonstrated persistence and determination as they had to do and re-do the same step of the instruc-
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by Laisa Leao
Edwards AFB, Calif.
Students at Irving Branch Elementary School at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., built,paintedandlaunched12rocketsas
part of a practical science, technology, engineering and mathematics project.
This hands-on experience allows the student to extend what they have learned in the classroom to the real world.
First, they learned about the role
of each part and how the components work together. The students followed precise instructions, paying attention to detail to build functional rockets. Mistakes were part of the plan and pro- vided opportunities to solve problems
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