Classroom Rocketry Talk/Demonstration

Introduction.
	Who Am I?
	Education Back-round
	Rocketry Back-round
	I am a scientist

Discussion of science and math
	What is a scientist?
	Discuss Scientific Method (make this appropriate to the grade level)
	What is math? (Language of Science. Discuss similarities to language)
Mathematics as a tool box. (Students learning how to use different tools they will need later on)
	Why don’t I wear a lab coat? (Leads to amateur scientists)
Can an amateur contribute to the human knowledge base? (Discuss amateur contributions, notable historic figures leading to next section.)

Newtonian Mechanics
Who was Newton? (Short bio, explain apple hitting head myth, discuss laws of motion, calculus, alchemy, Newton as the foundation of modern math and science)
	Discuss concept of mass. Leads to idea of first principles and gravity.
	Discuss each law of motion. Emphasize that all three act together, are not separate. 
	Do demonstration of all three laws.

Rocketry
	How do Laws of Motion affect rockets?
	How does a rocket work?
	What goes into a rocket motor?
	Describe typical flight.
	Describe what a rocket scientist does. (“doesn’t just shove the motor up the rear end ...”)
	Describe static test
Show videos of static tests and rocket flights. Show video of Stardust launch on Delta II earth to orbit.

Conduct Rocket launches and static test.

After Newton
	Newton Lied!
	Discuss elementary idea of quantum mechanics. Very small compared to “normal size”.
	Einsteinian concept of gravity. Special and General Relativity (elementary).
	Three dimensions and Time equals Four. Space-Time.
Discussion about the Solar System, nearest star, local interstellar area, galaxy, local group, local super-cluster, large scale structures.
	Try to get an idea of immense size of the universe.
Projects and Goals
	Mention IEAS, NAR, TRA. Have membership forms and contact info available. 
	First amateur orbital shot.
	First amateur lunar impact.
	First amateur soft-landing lunar probe with telemetry (video).

Wrap-up
	Someone in this school will walk on Mars.
Man has walked on another world (moon). Describe Apollo. Space is a place to go to, not a government program. 
If appropriate, talk about SL-9 impact with Jupiter showing that these things do happen. Discuss evidence of asteroidal impacts on Earth. Discuss possible consequences.
	Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Man as an explorer. Curiosity.