What is this Project About?
Think about the excitement that accompanies dreams of sending a rocket into space, making a first solo flight, becoming an astronaut, or someday visiting other planets. In the aerospace projects, you will enjoy learning more about your dreams through hands-on experiences. Members can explore their fascination with flying an airplane, launching a rocket, conquering space, and becoming an astronaut or pilot with this project.
Grow in Your Project
Starting Out
- Make paper airplanes
- Identify different types of aircraft
- Learn how weather affects flying
- Learn star constellations and their stories
Learning More
- Make and launch model rockets
- Learn the forces that act on a rocket
- Experiment with roll, pitch, and yaw
- Build a balloon shuttle
Going Further
- Use engineering principles to design your own air- and space-crafts
- Construct an altitude tracker
- Learn pilot certification requirements
- Learn about airport issues in across Wisconsin
Take Your Project Further!
- Attend a star-gazing program at a planetarium
- Explore an aerospace career using online resources
- Shadow an airline employee for one day
- Attend an aerospace event or camp
- Visit a local airport and have a pilot and/or mechanic talk about flying
- Look for opportunities to take the ground school portion of a flight training class
- Visit with an aircraft maintenance engineer to learn about aircraft maintenance
- Take a flight with a flight instructor
- Compete in the Rocket Launch Contest at Showcase Showdown
Resources
- Build a Drinking Straw and Balloon Rocket
- Construct and Test Fly a Drinking Straw Rocket
- Family Flyers
- Identify the Functions of the Basic Parts of an Airplane
- Make and Test Fly a Paper Helicopter
- *Additional resources available at the Shawano County Extension Office
