Aerospace EducationAerospace EducationSTEM Kit Program STEM Kit Program

Dr Jeff MontgomeryLt Col Randy Carlson

Lt Col Sherwood WilliamsMajor Gary Dahlke

Major Jonathan LartigueCapt Carol Samuelson

BUILDING CAP’S TEAM ... FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW

Overview

Provide Background

Update Current Status

Mention New STEM Kits

Discuss Each Kit

STEM Kit Program

• FY13 - AF STEM Outreach Office gave us $250,000 to promote STEM

• Developed 5 kits

-- flight simulator, remote control aircraft, robotics, rockets, & astronomy

• FY13-15, spent $900,000• Filled 2400 orders• 85% cadet/composite sq placed orders• 25% AEMs & 20% AFJROTC have kits• Increased career interest 71% - 83% • Cadet/student impact – 133,000• Cost per cadet/student - $7.00

STEM Kit Program

• Beginning FY16 – Expanding program• Developing more kits

-- another rocket kit

-- Raspberry Pi

-- Weather Station

-- Quad Copters• Developing educational materials

Raspberry PiRaspberry PiSTEM KitsSTEM Kits

Maj. Jonathan W. LartigueMaj. Jonathan W. Lartigue(15 minutes)(15 minutes)

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Proposed STEM Kit ContentsProposed STEM Kit Contents

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Core Kit comprised of Raspberry Pi Model B+ Starter Pack: Raspberry Pi Model B+ &

Case 4GB Micro SD Card 5V Power Supply Wi-Fi Module Breadboard Jumper Wires (x20) Assorted Resistors 40-pin GPIO cable and

“Cobbler” board. USB to TTL serial cable 3 Switches, 3 LEDs,

Capacitor, Photo cell, and more…

Proposed STEM Kit ContentsProposed STEM Kit Contents

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Proposed STEM Kit CostsProposed STEM Kit Costs

Supported ProjectsSupported Projects

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The Core Kit and fourAdd-On kits will support 15 pre-defined projects. Each activity module comes with

complete instructions, source code, and wiring diagrams.

Modules will be distributed as a PDF copy of an unpublished manuscript. Permission from the author for

use within Civil Air Patrol will be provided.

Project DifficultyProject Difficulty

Activities will have increasing levels of difficulty:

Supported ProjectsSupported Projects Three Getting Started Guides

Getting Started Guide, Part 1 Introduction to Raspberry

Pi, kit contents, and digital circuits

Getting Started Guide, Part 2 Working with the

breadboard and electronic components.

Introduction to programming with Python

Getting Started Guide, Part 3 Advanced Topics

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Supported ProjectsSupported Projects

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Three Beginner Exercises Keypad Security Lock Reaction-Time Simulator Game Heart Rate Monitor

Three Novice Exercises Morse Code Generator ‘Simon Says’ Game Sensor Pack Mini-Labs (four mini exercises)

Supported ProjectsSupported Projects

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Four Intermediate Exercises World Clock Tic-Tac-Toe Game (with touchscreen) Turbulence and Earthquake Monitor Home Security Monitor

Two Advanced Exercises Build-Your-Own Airport Weather Station Build-Your-Own GPS System

Questions?Questions?

Questions?

jmontgomery@capnhq.gov

Civil Air Patrol

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