Arnold Air Society & Silver Wings STEM Outreach

(To read more about the free membership, click HERE.)

The following AE membership benefits should enhance the STEM Outreach program:

* Over 30 free K-12 educational products and other online resources (that meet national academic standards of learning and address national STEM initiatives) supplement and enrich the core curriculum.

(To view these products, click HERE.)

* Eligibility to take Teacher Orientation Program (TOP) Flights in CAP airplanes and learn about how to integrate CAP’s AE/STEM products and programs into youth programs.

(To learn about TOP Flights, click HERE.)

* Eligibility to apply for $250 grants to conduct AE/STEM projects with youth.

(Click HERE for information about the grants.)

To receive the complimentary memberships, interested AAS & SW members and the teachers and youth organization leaders with whom they work should go to www.capmembers.com/joinaem.

****** Use Coupon Code ESO to waive the regular $35 for no cost.

****Check “yes” for the Aerospace Education Excellence (AEX) Award

program to receive extra books to use in the STEM Outreach program.

Program Resources for Conducting the STEM Outreach Program:

2- CAP will provide a class set of AAS/SW STEM Orientation completion certificates for distribution to the youth, the adult leaders, and the AAS/SW team members. (Click HERE to view certificates.)

*******To order any of the above-mentioned products, an e-mail of request should be sent to afa@capnhq.gov.

To view or download associated lesson plans that come with product sets sent to AAS/SW teams:

1- Balsa Airplanes

Click HERE for Primary Balsa Airplane and Associated Lesson Plans

Click HERE for Intermediate Balsa Airplane and Associated Lesson Plans

2- Foam Rockets

Click HERE for Foam Rocket Lesson Plan

Click HERE for Fizzy Rocket Lesson Plan

3- AeroProps

Click HERE for AeroProp Lesson Plan

NOTE: Lesson Plans include a lot of information for STEM Outreach teams to use as much or as little as they wish for their specific outreach program.

*******To connect AFA Chapters, CAP Units, and ROTC Units which may have AAS/SW teams, click HERE, enter your state, and the links to each organization will appear for each state.

Quick Start for AAS/SW STEM Outreach Program:

* Locate a teacher or youth organization leader who may want to participate in the STEM Outreach program and coordinate time(s) for program implementation.

* Contact afa@capnhq.gov to order program resources at least two weeks prior to program.

* Contact local AFA chapter for any assistance desired.

Enjoy the experience! Take photos and share with CAP and AFA. NOTE: Ensure students’ photographs are approved for sharing.