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Rocket Camp Starts In Two Weeks (2015-05-25)
I start teaching the Ivy Tech College for Kids rocketry camp in two weeks. I just have to finalize the schedule - figuring out what all we're going to do besides build a rocket - and make any last ... [Read More]
Rocket Camp Preview (2015-06-10)It is Day 3 of my first of three weeks teaching model rocketry to 11-14-year-olds at the Ivy Tech College for Kids camp. The second and third days went much smoother than the first, and I'm really ... [Read More]
Rocket Camp Keeps You Busy (2015-06-21)I feel guilty for not blogging much recently. Between teaching rocket camp , my day job, and preparing to move to Boston a week from Tuesday, I don't have much free time. But camp has been going ... [Read More]
Rocket Camp 2016 (2016-06-04)I'll be back in Bloomington, Indiana next Friday, to tech the Ivy Tech College for Kids model rocketry class again. Launch day! Last year was a lot of fun, and went much better than I think people ... [Read More]
Rocket Camp Week One Prep (2016-06-12)Just a quickie post about the next three weeks' camp... Tomorrow, I start teaching the first week of the Ivy Tech College for Kids model rocketry camp. Unlike last year, when I was actually living ... [Read More]
Rocket Camp Last Year - What I Learned (2016-06-26)Launch last Friday - it never fails to blow their minds Week Two of rocket camp ended with a launch on Friday. Tomorrow begins the final session of the summer. My last post on this blog was two ... [Read More]
Rocket Camp Teaser (2016-07-07)Rocket camp is done. Weather was great, launches were awesome. I'm working on the posts about the whole thing right now. I'm going to break it down into small chunks, because a lot happened, and I ... [Read More]
Rocket Camp - Going Deep (2016-07-08)Click here for Part 1 When I was a kid, I had a number of science-related and educational toys and kits. I had a chemistry set. I mixed a few of the chemicals in test tubes a few times. Sometimes ... [Read More]
Rocket Camp - Kit Selection (2016-07-12)Click here for the previous post . Click here for the first post of this series . One of the first and most important decisions you'll make when teaching a rocketry camp or unit, be it at a ... [Read More]
Rocket Camp - Construction: Building Model Rockets With Young Beginners (Part 1: Tools and Materials) (2016-08-01)Building model rockets with a group of young kids who have no experience doing it is one of the more challenging aspects of teaching rocketry. Building a simple Skill Level 1 rocket isn't hard, but ... [Read More]
Rocketober 4 - Rocketry Education Photos (2016-10-05)All this month I'm posting photos on Twitter for #Rocketober . They'll appear here with slightly expanded text. "Day 4: TARC or educational rocketry photo" Yesterday's ... [Read More]
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