Taking Flight Event Curriculum

This curriculum supports a large-scale aviation and aerospace community event featuring RC aircraft demonstrations, foam board glider workshops, FTC robotics scrimmages, and hands-on STEM activities for students and families.

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Curriculum Components

Teacher guides, build instructions, and safety checklists
Multi-week classroom sequence connecting physics of flight and engineering design
Competition rubrics, milestone timelines, and documentation tools
Materials lists, build constraints, testing procedures, and event logistics
Community engagement strategies with partners and mentors

Learning Framework

Grounded in engineering design-cycle practice, project-based learning, and iterative prototyping, with emphasis on teamwork, preflight inspections, and industry-style design reviews.

See the event highlight page for narrative and additional media: /projects/taking-flight-evit/. For sample lesson packs, email stramark@gmail.com.