Aerospace Education grants. (Teacher's Toolbox).The Educator Grant program of the Aerospace Education Foundation is intended to promote aerospace education activities in K-12 classrooms. A one-time one-time adj. 1. or one·time a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995. b. lump sum Lump sum A large one-time payment of money. grant of $250 can be used by educators for field trips or for the purchase of supplemental textbooks, software or videotapes. Some of last year's proposals included building bottle rockets A bottle rocket is a very small skyrocket. A typical bottle rocket consists of a rocket engine attached to a stabilizing stick. The user can place the stick in an empty bottle (hence the name), and ignite the rocket engine; the mouth of the bottle guides the stick, stabilizing the , visiting the Johnson Space Center and purchasing software that allows students to fly the Space Shuttle space shuttle, reusable U.S. space vehicle. Developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), it consists of a winged orbiter, two solid-rocket boosters, and an external tank. . The Aerospace Education Foundation, an affiliate of the Air Force Association, was established in 1956 to promote American aerospace excellence through public: awareness programs, education and financial assistance. Applications for the foundation's Educator Grants are accepted between August 1 and November 15, and the grants are awarded by January 15. For more information, visit www.aef.org. |
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