Rocket project to stimulate interest in science and mathematics

Starks, Scott A.; Blake, Sally; Tchoshanov, Mourat

doi:10.1109/aero.2003.1235570

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“…The exploration of space is one of man's greatest endeavors and can be used effectively to encourage students to study SMET courses. In 2001, a partnership was formed between TexPREP and the Pan American Center for Earth and Environmental Studies (PACES), a NASA University Research Center located on the UTEP campus 7 . The TexPREP/PACES Partnership was formed in an effort to strengthen the preparation of TexPREP students through their participation in "space-oriented" activities.…”

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An Overview of Space-Oriented Activities for Texas PreFreshman Engineering Program Participants in the El Paso Area

Starks,

Blake,

MacDonald

2005 GSW Proceedings

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Providing pre-college students with activities to enhance their understanding of science and mathematics can improve their preparation for the study of science and engineering at the university level. This paper presents a number of hands-on activities that are based upon spacerelated themes that have been conducted by participants in the El Paso Chapter of the Texas PreFreshman Engineering Program (TexPREP) over the past several summers. The hands-on activities grew out of a collaboration that was formed in 2001 between the El Paso Chapter of the TexPREP and the Pan American Center for Earth and Environmental Studies (PACES), a research center on the campus of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Because PACES receives support from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it was natural that activities with space-oriented themes be introduced as a means to stimulate student interest in science, engineering and mathematics. This past summer, the TexPREP program served over 300 participants from the El Paso area. This paper presents a description of these space-related activities and some results from the evaluation of the program.

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Section: Texprep/paces Partnershipmentioning

confidence: 99%