C OMMUNITY C OLLEGE OF D ENVER COSGC U PDATE Todd Curtis and Laona Burk
L AST Y EAR ’ S P ROJECT Building and programming autonomous robots Successes: 2 teams of 4 students each Had workshop with Randy Emmons (thanks!) 1 large and 3 small robots were build Challenges: Director left CCD One team leader left CCD after fall semester
F UTURE P LANS “Rocket Day”
“R OCKET D AY ” Engage our college students Students design (with our guidance) a rocket demo day Invite local public high school(s) to attend Overall Objectives: College students learn about rockets by teaching the high school students Various demos Projects Activities
F UTURE P LANS “Balloon Satellite”
B ALLOON S AT 2 groups of students per semester participating in December and May launches 3-6 students per group Students will use BalloonSats to conduct research in: Astronomy Physics Biology Chemistry Students will present findings to classes at CCD in following semester
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