Educational Resources

 

Welcome to our Educator visitors!

Free Teacher Downloads - You are welcome to take advantage of our field experience in educational rocketry by using the set of free online resources listed provided below. Our guides are produced by members who have helped teachers like yourself all over the United States, and are chock full of practical suggestions.

NAR Email Education Newsletter and Teacher CD-ROM - Would you like to have a rocketry program at your school or know more about how to use rockets to teach math and science? Please take advantage of our field experience in educational rocketry by completing our survey. That signs you up for both our Email Educator Newsletter, and our free Rocketry Resource CD-ROM (available to educators and youth leaders in the US and Canada only). You and your students will be "go for launch."

Robert L. Cannon Education Grants - The NAR offers support to teachers who use rocketry in their classrooms via our Robert L. Cannon Education Award program. You're eligible to apply for our grants if you're currently holding a teaching certificate in your state, you have a model rocket activity in place at your school, and you're willing to write an article about that activity or another rocketry education experience for our magazine, Sport Rocketry. Please download our complete instructions and application form for a Cannon Education Award by clicking here.

NAR Student Scholarships - Finally, the NAR has a limited number of scholarships available annually to students. All applications must be postmarked by May 1. The student applicant must be a NAR member in good standing between the ages of 17 and 22, who is planning to attend, or is currently enrolled in a college, university or technical school. Award amounts and number are sent annually by the NAR Board of Trustees. Please free free to download our complete instructions and application form for an NAR Scholarship by clicking here.

If you have additional suggestions for new materials or improvements on our existing guides, please be sure to contact me directly. - Trip Barber, NAR President

Free NAR Resources for Our Educator Visitors

• Robert L. Cannon Educational Award Application - Apply for a monetary grant to help with your rocketry program. (PDF)
• NAR Scholarship Application - NAR members who are students may apply for help with their educational expenses. (PDF)
• Safety Overview - Explain rocketry safety issues to your parents or principal with our two page guide. (PDF)
• NAR Model Rocket Safety Code - The official code of rocket safety, used as reference by the National Fire Protection Association. (HTML)
• NAR Model Rocket Safety Code - The official code of rocket safety, used as reference by the National Fire Protection Association, in a PDF form for easy printing. (PDF)
• Scout/Youth Group Guide - Flying rockets as a class activity? You can't be without these hints and checklists to make your launch a success. (PDF)
• NAR-Certified Rocket Motor List - Get a complete of rocket motors, tested by NAR to exacting NFPA standards. (HTML)
• Science Fair Guide - Help your students prepare for a science fair with our five page manual, containing tips for organizing a project, presentation ideas and suggested projects. (PDF)
• Model Rocket Stability Technical Report - Provide your students with a basic explanation of rocket stability with our written by one of the founding fathers of model rocketry, Vern Estes! (HTML)
• Paper Tiger Rocket Plans - Need a low cost rocket your students can build? Try our a proven design originated by a middle school teacher. (GIF)
• Ultra Low Cost Launch System - Got rockets but need a low cost launch system? Ted Mahler's set of plans and instructions can put a fully functional launcher in each student's hands for about $5. (HTML)
• NCASE Brochure -A brochure about NAR rocketry focusing on education. You can call NAR HQ to order, or download from here. (PDF)

Other NAR Member Resources

• Online Launch Windows - Our Calender of All NAR Sponsored Launches, Meetings and Events
  Sport Launches - Find a local NAR group near you, launching just for fun.
  Competition Launches - Join the excitement and technical challenge of NAR sponsored contest flying.
  Adminstrative Directory - Contact NAR officers, Board members, committee chairmen and volunteers.

 

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