Our Goal
~Educate and Inspire ~
As a part of the NASA Student Launch Initiative competition, we are encouraged to conduct educational outreach events with K-12 schools. The Cal Poly Pomona team works closely with UMBRA (Undergraduate Missiles, Ballistics, and Rocketry Association), an on- campus club that aims to provide project experience to underclassmen. In addition, the team plans to reach out to local schools in our Pomona community and other various schools to educate and inspire fellow students about rocketry subjects and STEM education. Outreach activities range from model rocket launches, parachute tests, to lectures and presentations.
As a part of the NASA Student Launch Initiative competition, we are encouraged to conduct educational outreach events with K-12 schools. The Cal Poly Pomona team works closely with UMBRA (Undergraduate Missiles, Ballistics, and Rocketry Association), an on- campus club that aims to provide project experience to underclassmen. In addition, the team plans to reach out to local schools in our Pomona community and other various schools to educate and inspire fellow students about rocketry subjects and STEM education. Outreach activities range from model rocket launches, parachute tests, to lectures and presentations.
Valley Oaks Charter School (VOCS) High School
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General Presentation - NASA Student Launch
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Location: Cal Poly Pomona, Building 9-405
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 10:30a.m.-12:00p.m. 
Valley Oaks High School students were given the opportunity to tour the Cal Poly Pomona campus. Subsequently, the team provided a presentation of the NASA Student Launch. We demonstrated the different leftover parts of our sub-scale rocket from our sub-scale launch and gave them insights into what it takes to be part of a project of this magnitude. Finally, we presented them a video of our subscale rocket launch and answered their questions post-presentation.
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Suzanne Middle School
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Programming's Role with Rocketry Presentation &
C++ Coding Activity with Billy the Bronco |
Location: Suzanne Middle School, Multi-Purpose Room
Date and Time: Friday, February 2, 2018 8:50a.m.-2:00p.m.
The Cal Poly Pomona NASA Student Launch team went to Suzanne Middle School to give a presentation about programming and other rocketry sub-topics. The presentation entailed details on coding and the rover that our team has built. Following the end of the presentation, the students were given an activity to do in order to engage them in our project and the importance of coding. The activity was to code their name and age on the backside of a page after reading a page about how to code in C++.
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Beckman High School
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Launch Vehicle Design and Build Presentation
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Location: Beckman High School, Commons
Date and Time: Friday, February 9, 2018 3:00p.m.-4:00p.m.
The presentation’s main focus was on our NSL team’s structural components and launch vehicle building. The most notable thing to mention about this event is that the high school students were working on a payload for a separate project. Some of the students take part in a NASA-officiated CubeSat team connected with every IUSD school. They were able to see the connection between their project and the NASA Student Launch team project. The topics described at the event also gave the students some insight on how projects in college function and how they can join these kinds of technical projects in the future.
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Pioneer Middle School
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Programming's Role with Rocketry Presentation &
C++ Coding Activity with Billy the Bronco |
Location: Pioneer Middle School, Gym
Date and Time: Friday, February 16, 2018 12:52p.m.-1:39p.m.
The outreach event at Pioneer Middle School gave members of Cal Poly Pomona’s NASA Student Launch Team the opportunity to describe the team’s project to middle school students. Similar to other events, the presentation consisted of an overview regarding the systems engineering process and the three teams including aerodynamics, structures, and payload. In addition, the importance of engineering, science, mathematics, and technology were described. The purpose of explaining the various aspects of the project to the students was to increase their interest in STEM related fields and help them understand the impact of these fields. A programming activity was also given to the students to help them better understand its purpose and why it is necessary for the project. The event concluded with footage of the construction and launch of the sub-scale model of the team’s launch vehicle.
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International Polytechnic (iPoly) High School
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Propulsion and Drag's Role with Rocketry Presentation &
Paper Airplane Activity |
Location: iPoly High School, Presentation Room
Date and Time: Friday, February 23, 2018 10:40a.m.-11:30a.m.
For this event, the focus was on aerodynamics, mainly propulsion and drag. There were approximately 140 students present, and they were able to maintain great focus on our presentation. There was a quick demonstration on drag. The students were asked to wave their hands in front of them, showing them how surface area and drag are related. One of the more interesting questions was about how math was related to the project, so it was exciting to give examples to the students about all the ways math can be applied to build a rocket. The activity for this outreach event was building a paper plane in order to introduce them to stability. The team thought this would be a valid exercise as it allowed the students to apply their knowledge on drag and lift to creating a small plane. Overall, the students posed vast interest in our project and asked us how to get involved in these types of projects in the future with their next prospective schools.
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