Register for 'Basics of Rocketry' Teacher Workshop
This is a feature from the NASA/JPL Education Office.
05.12.10 -- Educators are invited to a free workshop that teaches the basics of rocketry. Participants will be taught how to build and launch a simple rocket using an empty soda bottle. (Each person must provide an empty 2-liter bottle.) This activity is geared to teachers of grades kindergarten through 12th grade, as well as pre-service teachers.
The class will be held on Saturday, June 12, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at JPL's Educator Resource Center in Pomona, Calif. To sign up, call the resource center at 909-397-4420. Lunch will be provided for a fee.
For directions and more information about the resource center, go to http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education/index.cfm?page=115
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