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It's Time to Get
For the 16th Annual Rockets For Schools Launch!
Rockets For Schools 2012 is scheduled for Friday, May 11th and Saturday, May 12th in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Here students, in 6th through 12th grade, experience the excitement of running a rocket launch and working directly with industry professionals. The launch weekend includes:
- A visit from a U. S. Astronaut
- Educational program on rocketry
- Participation in student launches
- Teaming with other students from several states and working with professionals in the field
Ways to Participate:
Student Rocket Team - Student teams (maximum of ten (10) students and an adult advisor) can build a "Rocket For Schools" rocket to launch at the weekend event. No previously flown rockets will be allowed. Awards are given to Student Rocket Teams for fit and finish, payload displays, worksheets and presentations (one worksheet per team).
Each team member must fill out the Rocket For Schools Launch Team Application Form for Participation. Please fill in the form online and then print it out, or just print the form, then please print clearly. SEE LIST OF FORMS BELOW.
| Students must have launched a Level I rocket before they can build and launch a Level II rocket. |
| Please note that the Rocket Team program fee included the cost of the rocket kit, step by step instructions and all parts necessary for contruction (except paint and payloads, and there is no epoxy in the Class II kit). Motors are furnished on launch day. |
Students will be assigned to work at one of the following stations at some point during the day when they are not launching their rocket:
Recovery • Mission Control • Video Production • Tracking • Weather Balloon
Program Fees:
- Level I Rocket — $450.00 ($270.00 Team Entry Fee & $180.00 Rocket Cost)
- Level II Rocket — $580.00 ($270.00 Team Entry Fee & $310.00 Rocket Cost)
Registration Application and Other Forms
| Rockets For Schools Invite Letter | ||
| Team Launch Invite Flyer | ||
| Secondary Poster | ||
| 2012 Launch Team Member Application Form | Word | |
| Class I Rocket Assembly | ||
| Class II Rocket Assembly | ||
| Advisor Agreement | Word | |
| Emergency Form | Word | |
| Liability Form | Word | |
| Team Information | Word | |
| 2012 Class I Points Sheet (posted after event) | ||
| 2012 Class II Points Sheet (posted after event) |
Required Worksheet (one per team)
| 2012 Secondary Launch Worksheet | Word |
Payload/Presentation Evaluation Sheet (Judges scoring sheet-coming soon)
| 2012 Payload/Presentation Evaluation Sheet |
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 1, 2012
Please submit program fees and completed applications to
Great Lakes Spaceport Education Foundation, Inc.
Rockets For Schools
P. O. Box 684
Sheboygan, WI 53082-0684
Phone: (920) 458-6299 • FAX: (920) 458-6299
Email: Carol Lutz
Email: Daniel Bateman
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