Small Steps to Giant Leaps: X-Plane Glider Challenge

Small Steps to Giant Leaps: X-Plane Glider Challenge
Tuesday 02/04/2020
6:00 pm ET (3:00 pm PT)
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.

This webinar highlight a newly released activity called the X-Plane Glider Challenge where students learn about the engineering design process. Learn how students will be able to construct a glider plane buy using the engineering design process that is similar to the process that NASA engineers use when designing new aircraft. 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.

Resources covered address National Standards in Science and Mathematics.

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.

Barbara Buckner is a 20-year STEM classroom teacher with a Doctorate’s Degree in Mathematics Education from the University of Louisville. Her research interest included 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 under the supervision of Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy where she collaborated with colleagues on learning, learning environments, boarding participating and workforce development.Barbara 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, Barbara says that “It is imperative that today’s students are prepared with consistent rigorous and relevant standards that produce more STEM majors, particularly women, to keep this great nation at the forefront in technology, innovation, and advancement.”