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Spaceport Sheboygan has been Wisconsin's home of Rockets for Schools since its inception in 1995. Each year, more than 300 students from Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan have participated in successful launches at Spaceport Sheboygan. From 2001 through the present, students from Sheboygan County have also been involved in an elementary-level rocket launch.
Rockets for Schools provides an opportunity for students to learn about aerospace technology, scientific experiments, and space launches. Student teams construct a rocket equipped with a powerful motor that lifts it to high altitudes. Besides constructing their rocket, students design a payload experiment to fly on their rocket. In addition, students give an oral presentation and prepare a visual display of their experiment to exhibit at the event.
Organizers hope hands-on experiences such as this will encourage students to pursue further education and explore careers in space-related fields. Rockets for Schools is a firmly-established, high-quality program of the Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation. The Rockets for Schools program addresses several national education standards by its hands-on, minds-on approach to science and technology.
Please join us in the countdown to Rockets for Schools 2008 launch!
Thank you to the many sponsors who made contributions to support last year's Rockets for Schools rocket launch. If you would like to make a contribution for next year's event, please contact info@rockets4schools.org.
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