Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Informal Education
Subject
Careers, Physical Science, Flight and Aeronautics
Type
Hands-on Activities, Videos
NASA Role Model: David Zahn
NASA Center: Ames Research Center
Topic: Advanced Air Mobility
Original Air Date: April 21, 2021
Explore the career of David Zahn, and learn how he works with NASA’s advanced air mobility project. David is part of the testing team at the Ames Research Center in the Silicon Valley. He is part of a special team that focuses on learning more about making future aircraft in advanced air mobility fly safely.
STEM Short Activity: Design a safety Poster
Objective: Students will be able to:
- Research current event issues surrounding small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
- Explain the safety considerations and etiquette involved with operating a small UAV
Duration: 30 minutes
Materials Needed:
- Paper—since students will be designing and making posters, large pieces of paper are recommended but not required
- Markers, colored pencils or crayons if students are drawing their posters
- Computer with graphics editing software if students are creating their poster using computers
- Internet-connected device for researching small UAV regulations
Difficulty: Easy
Next Generation Science Standards
Science and Engineering Practices
- Obtaining, evaluating and communicating
- Information
Common Core Standards, English Language Arts: W.6.2.D, W.6.7
“NASA STEM Stars” is a webchat series. Each chat introduces a science, technology, engineering or math career, addresses a STEM topic and highlights a NASA mission. The chat includes a STEM activity that students can do at home. After the interviews, experts answer students’ questions.