INTRODUCTION TO OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM 

Estes Educational Program

Three foundations of the program are: 

1. To allow your students to discover fundamental principles of nature for themselves: Helping them in their academic progress by sparking critical thinking skills and better research and observation techniques. 
2. To ignite curiosity and creativity through inter-active exploration of the subject using model rockets as a focus. 
3. To provide an integrated resource of model rocket materials and the easy implementation of model rocketry as a useful classroom learning medium that will send your students' enthusiasm into orbit! 

One of the greatest concerns to educators is how to bring to life subject materials so students will become enthusiastic about the subject and apply the experience across other curricula and to other parts of their lives. Merely reading and memorizing 'subject matter' (being a 'knowledge consumer') is not an effective or interesting way to arouse a student's curiosity to learn. Retaining the flavor of learning, gaining new insight and having fun doing it is what model rocketry is about. 

In exploring science and other curricula with model rocketry, students encounter experiences much like the great researchers they only read about in class. With your guidance, your students can design, conduct and modify their own experiments. They construct the very tools necessary to observe their experiment, collect data and verify their hypothesis. 

In short, rocketry permits your students a unique avenue to become active participants ('producers of knowledge') in the powerful process of science discovery in much the same way as great experimenters like Madame Curie and the Wright brothers in the past, and others who are continuing to do so today. 

To assist you in developing and refining your students' learning skills, we at Estes take pride in making available to you the materials necessary to introduce model rocketry as a viable teaching medium. The following diagram illustrates our educational program. 



MODEL ROCKET CURRICULA - 

Science and Model Rockets, written by Sylvia Nolte, Ed. D. Assists educators with the introduction of model rocketry into the learning environment. Provides background information to the instructor on key topics, and shows how to develop the subject in class. 
Physics and Model Rockets, written by Sylvia Nolte, Ed. D 
Mathematics and Model Rockets, written by Sylvia Nolte, Ed. D
Industrial Technology and Model Rockets, written by Richard Kalk, Ed. D and Steve Wash
Aviation and Light Gliders, written by James H. Kranich, M.S., P.E. 

TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS - 

Written by Estes staff and other professionals. Designed to expand the basic knowledge gained through the curricula packages. Addresses those and other topics in greater detail. Material is presented in book and computer software form. 

MODEL ROCKET PRODUCTS - 

We at Estes would like to fulfill all of your model rocketry needs through a wide selection of kits, engines and accessories. By using our catalog and taking advantage of discount and sale announcements, you can have the highest quality products at the most reasonable prices for use in your classroom. 

The Estes educational program was developed as a complete program of educational materials that can be easily implemented and tailored to your specific needs. Treatment of the materials range from introductory level through more advanced studies. The materials you start with are updated periodically with the Estes Educator News to help you maintain a current and ongoing topic resource.