The NASA HUNCH Program

Stacy Hale: HUNCH Founder and Project ManagerStacy.L.Hale@NASA.gov Florence Gold: Extreme Science Project ManagerFlorence.V.Gold@NASA.gov

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Planning Meeting for Denver Flight Week January 18, 2013

High School Students United with NASA to Create Hardware

Overview

• Introduction and discussion of HUNCH Projects by Stacy Hale HUNCH founder and Project Manager

• Discussion of the HUNCH Extreme Science Microgravity Program by Flo Gold

• Video presentations of HUNCH Program (Warren Tech in Lakewood, CO)

4 HUNCH Projects• Build to Print - Hardware and Soft Goods• Implementation – Web Page and Videos• Design and Prototyping – CAD Programming and Fabrication• Microgravity Research & Development – Extreme Science

Experiments

Denver Area HUNCH Schools• Warren Tech Career & Technical High School – Hardware

fabrication, Design & Prototyping, Video Production, Web page support, Extreme Science Microgravity Experiments

• Lakewood High School – Design & Prototyping, Extreme Science Microgravity Experiments

• Compass Montessori Farm School – Soft Goods• Overland High School – Extreme Science Microgravity

Experiments• Eaglecrest High School – Extreme Science Microgravity

Experiments

HUNCH Programs

• Students participate in a team experience that allows for practice of 21st century skills.

• Students are more actively engaged in hands-on learning

• Students gain a deeper understanding of their subject areas because they are applying their knowledge

• Students have an opportunity to work on significant real world problems

• Students attendance is improved and standardized test scores can improve

2011 PMI Educational Foundation pmief.org

HUNCH Extreme Science Microgravity Program Partnerships

• Partnership between Academia, Industry, and NASA to promote STEM education

• Schools provide a safe working environment as well as a supportive teacher

• Universities provide equipment and mentors• Industry provide equipment, mentors and funding • NASA provides the real world tasks, mentors,

supplies and possibly the aircraft evaluation

How to Join HUNCH • Teacher writes a Statement of Work (SOW)• Rubric is used by HUNCH project manager to

evaluate SOW• When accepted a Space Act Agreement (SAA)

is signed by Michael Suffredini, Manager of ISS Program and District Superintendant of schools

• SAA is good for 3 years and can be renewedVisit http://nasahunch.com/forms/hunch-statement-of-work-2011-form/ for statement of work

Gantt Chart-Timeline

Goals August September October November December January February March April MayTalent and Release Form Due by 15th Pre Participation Survey Due by 15th Abstract of Experiment Due by 15th Working Ground Experiment Completed by 5th TEDP due to Flo Gold Completed by 25th TEDP due to Jamie Semple Emailed by 15th Flight Week FW April 5th -11HUNCH Recogniton Ceremony Saturday April 63rd Annual HUNCH Microgravity Science Symposium 1-May

Ellington Field Flight Week 2013• Friday April 5: Orientation• Saturday April 6: HUNCH Recognition

Ceremony• Monday April 8: Test Readiness Review• Tuesday April 9: 1st Flight Day• Wednesday April 10: 2nd Flight Day• Thursday April 11: Rain Date

Visit http://microgravityuniversity.jsc.nasa.gov/theProposal/support.cfm for supporting documents

THANK YOU

For attending this meeting and for supporting the NASA HUNCH program and promoting

STEM education

“The HUNCH program is as much about building lives as it is about hardware.” Stacy Hale

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