1. C OMMUNITY C OLLEGE OF D ENVER COSGC U PDATE Todd Curtis and Laona Burk

2. 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

4. F UTURE P LANS “Rocket Day”

5. “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

6. F UTURE P LANS “Balloon Satellite”

7. 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

8. Q UESTIONS ?