Aeronaut-X: Shape Your Flight
Tuesday 03/02/2021
6:00 pm ET
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades K-12
 

The NASA Educator Professional Development Collaborative at
Texas State University is providing a 1-hour webinar.
 

Participants will get an overview of the newly released Shape Your Flight Activity. Explore geometry, with a focus on trigonometry, and how it relates to aircraft design. 

Take a look back at the history of X-Planes and NASA Aeronautical Research while also looking forward to the future of NASA Aeronautics Innovation. For decades NASA has been studying aircraft noise in order to reduce noise emissions.

Come learn about NASA's newest X-plane, the X-59 QueSST, and the research on Quiet Supersonic Flight. There will also be an overview of associated NASA education lessons, videos, fact sheets, printables and training opportunities.

Learn about current and newly released Aeronaut-X classroom actiivites, videos, resources and activities. This overview will provide ways to engage students in standards-aligned hands-on activities that can be used within the classroom or at home.

This educational activity aligns to NASA Education API 2.4.2 - Continue to support STEM educators through the delivery of NASA education content and engagement in educator professional development opportunities.


Barbie Buckner is a 20+ year STEM classroom teacher with a Doctorate Degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Louisville. Her research interest include the impact of technology on student achievement and teacher behavior. Buckner recently served as a 2013-14 Einstein Fellow at the National Science Foundation Education and Human Resources Directorate where she collaborated with colleagues on learning, learning environments, broadening participating and workforce development. Barbie sees education as her calling and has spent her life sharing her love for learning with everyone around her. Knowing that today’s student will compete in a global economy, Barbie says that “It is imperative that today’s students are prepared with consistent, rigorous, and relevant standards that encourage more STEM majors, particularly women, to keep this great nation at the forefront in technology, innovation, and advancement.”