1. Aerospace Education STEM Kit Program Aerospace Education STEM Kit Program Dr Jeff Montgomery Lt Col Randy Carlson Lt Col Sherwood Williams Major Gary Dahlke Major Jonathan Lartigue Capt Carol Samuelson BUILDING CAP’S TEAM... FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW

2. Overview Provide Background Update Current Status Mention New STEM Kits Discuss Each Kit

3. STEM Kit Program FY13 - AF STEM Outreach Office gave us $250,000 to promote STEM Developed 5 kits -- flight simulator, remote control aircraft, robotics, rockets, & astronomy FY13-15, spent $900,000 Filled 2400 orders 85% cadet/composite sq placed orders 25% AEMs & 20% AFJROTC have kits Increased career interest 71% - 83% Cadet/student impact – 133,000 Cost per cadet/student - $7.00

4. STEM Kit Program Beginning FY16 – Expanding program Developing more kits -- another rocket kit -- Raspberry Pi -- Weather Station -- Quad Copters Developing educational materials

5. Raspberry Pi STEM Kits Maj. Jonathan W. Lartigue (15 minutes) 2015 National Conference 24-29 August, 2015

6. Proposed STEM Kit Contents Proposed STEM Kit Contents 24-29 August 20152015 National Conference6  Core Kit comprised of Raspberry Pi Model B+ Starter Pack:  Raspberry Pi Model B+ & Case  4GB Micro SD Card  5V Power Supply  Wi-Fi Module  Breadboard  Jumper Wires (x20)  Assorted Resistors  40-pin GPIO cable and “Cobbler” board.  USB to TTL serial cable  3 Switches, 3 LEDs, Capacitor, Photo cell, and more…

7. Proposed STEM Kit Contents Proposed STEM Kit Contents 24-29 August 20152015 National Conference7 Add-on Kit 1 Anemometer Temperature, Humidity, & Pressure Sensors Add-on Kit 2 Real-time clock LCD and Keypad GPS Chip Add-on Kit 3 Color Touchscreen Pulse Sensor Add-on Kit 4 Sensor Pack 900 Camera Board

8. Proposed STEM Kit Costs Proposed STEM Kit Costs

9. Supported Projects Supported Projects 24-29 August 20152015 National Conference9  The Core Kit and four Add-On kits will support 15 pre- defined projects.  Each activity module comes with complete instructions, source code, and wiring diagrams.  Modules will be distributed as a PDF copy of an unpublished manuscript.  Permission from the author for use within Civil Air Patrol will be provided.

10. Project Difficulty Project Difficulty  Activities will have increasing levels of difficulty:

11. Supported Projects Supported Projects  Three Getting Started Guides  Getting Started Guide, Part 1  Introduction to Raspberry Pi, kit contents, and digital circuits  Getting Started Guide, Part 2  Working with the breadboard and electronic components.  Introduction to programming with Python  Getting Started Guide, Part 3  Advanced Topics 24-29 August 20152015 National Conference11

12. Supported Projects Supported Projects 24-29 August 20152015 National Conference12  Three Beginner Exercises  Keypad Security Lock  Reaction-Time Simulator Game  Heart Rate Monitor  Three Novice Exercises  Morse Code Generator  ‘Simon Says’ Game  Sensor Pack Mini-Labs (four mini exercises)

13. Supported Projects Supported Projects 24-29 August 20152015 National Conference13  Four Intermediate Exercises  World Clock  Tic-Tac-Toe Game (with touchscreen)  Turbulence and Earthquake Monitor  Home Security Monitor  Two Advanced Exercises  Build-Your-Own Airport Weather Station  Build-Your-Own GPS System

14. Questions? Questions?

15. Questions? jmontgomery@capnhq.gov

16. Civil Air Patrol …Citizens Serving Communities!

17. Please complete the 2015 survey online for a chance to have your conference registration fee refunded https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/15NatCon CITIZENS SERVING COMMUNITIES Civil Air Patrol