InformationWeek 15 (April 22-29)
We’re in the last few weeks of the program! We have Final Review practice this week and next! The teams are getting ready for their virtual final review on Friday, May 3rd! You should have seen a previous email from me with the final review logistics video and the divisions for this semester. Please make sure you see the times that each team will be presenting. Again, all times in the final review schedule (attached) are in Central Time. Deliverable Reminders: 1) Online Outreach Evaluations are DUE on Friday, April 26th at 11:59 pm (Central Time) 3) Open House Posters are DUE on Friday, April 26th at 11:59 pm (Central Time) 4) Monthly Analytics Report (MAR) #3 is DUE on Monday, April 29th at 11:59 pm (Central Time) 5) Final Review Presentations are DUE on Monday, April 29th at 11:59 pm (Central Time) Final Presentation May 3rd 9:10 - 9:45 May 6th 8:30 - 9:15 am Team 1 9:25 - 10:10 am Team 2 10;20 - 11;05 am Team 3 11:15 - Noon Team 4 Week 13 (April 8-11) This week, we will have the Payload Concept Reviews (PCRs). This is when the teams will present their presentations to the UAH senior design kids and receive feedback. This should be great practice for Final Review! Just like in Final Review, each team will get 25 mins to present (timed) followed by 10 mins of questions. IMPORTANT: Please make sure the teams submit their PCR presentation ONE day before their scheduled presentation preferably by mid-day. We send these out to reviewers in the afternoon. Tuesday 9th, 8 am IMPORTANT - Trip Announcement As many of you know, in previous years we have had a summer trip for the overall division winners to NASA Headquarters in Washington DC. I am happy to officially announce that we will be having our trip again this year! Two members of each overall division winning team (along with chaperones) will be invited to attend the trip from June 11th - June 15th, 2024. While in D.C. the student will present their open house poster to NASA scientists and engineers. Travel, hotel, activities, and some meal expenses will be covered. I will send out more information as it becomes available! Team and Headshot Photos - For out of town teams - please have them submit their team photos to us ASAP - email or jotform is fine. For anyone traveling to Alabama for Final Review, they should also submit a headshot photo of themselves so that we can begin making badges. Please have put their names in the file names. Week 12(April 1 - 5th) Week 12 is a flex week to account for some later spring breaks! If your students are in school, they can work on slides as well as practice presenting. We have a few teams that are still working on engineering analysis, so please have them email me if they need help! There are no teacher/student videos this week! YAY! Reminders for the teams: 1) MAR #2 is DUE TODAY!! Friday, March 29th 2) Payload Concept Proposal is DUE Friday, April 12th 3) Open House Poser is DUE Friday, April 26th 4) Online Outreach Evaluation is DUE Friday, April 26th 5) Final Review Presentation is DUE Monday, April 29th 6) MAR #3 is DUE Monday, April 29th 7) FINAL REVIEW IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, MAY 3rd (more info - coming soon) Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns! Aubrey Week 11 (March 25 - 30th) Presentations should be about 80%-90% complete. Teams should have all the numbers from their Engineering Analysis and should be refining their presentation at this point. Finish the first draft of the PCP done in time for an English teacher to review We’re finishing up Week 10 and headed into Week 11 (starting Monday, March 25th). This week we’re finishing up Team Progress Report #3's and getting ready for the upcoming Payload Concept Review (PCR) in Week 13. This review will be with our UAH senior design students and is a good practice for Final Review. This review is all the same slides as Final Review, and the teams will be timed with 25 mins to present, 5-10 mins for Q&A. Week 12 (before the PCR reviews) will be a work week. ** NOTE: Payload Concept Reviews are conducted virtually via Google Meet (Adairsville will continue to use Zoom). We recommend teams test out their video call setup before the day of the reviews. IMPORTANT - Because the college reviews are happening the same week, we have pushed the due date for the Payload Concept Proposal (the written report) to Friday, April 12th. We have some videos for this next week, this is also the last few things for the teams to add to their presentations! Videos All Groups: 1) PCR Prep (~ 14 mins): This video talks about the upcoming PCR (in week 13) and how the teams should get ready for it. 2) Lessons Learned (~ 3 mins): This video is about what the teams have learned all semester, this video should help the teams reflect back on what they’ve learned all semester and what would they change if they had a chance to do all of this again! Leadership: 1) PCR Criteria (~ 14 mins): This video talks about judging criteria for both PCR and Final Review. Design Team: 1) Risk Analysis (~ 4 mins): This video is to help the teams identify and analyze risks in their design. Reminders: 1) MAR #2 is DUE Friday, March 29th 2) Payload Concept Proposal (PCP) is DUE Friday, April 12th 3) Open House Poser is DUE Friday, April 26th 4) Online Outreach Evaluation is DUE Friday, April 26th 5) MAR #3 is DUE Monday, April 29th 6) Final Review Presentation is DUE Monday, April 29th 7) FINAL REVIEW IS SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, May 3rd (more info - coming soon) Week 10 (March 18-March 22nd) Week 10 starts Monday, March 18th. This week we’ll have our Team Progress Report (TPR) #3. This is also the last TPR of the semester and the primary focus will be Engineering Analysis. After TPR #3, if the students need any further help we would be happy to schedule help sessions! Monday, March 18 - TPR #3 Week 8 (March 4-8th) Week 8 begins Tuesday, March, 4th. This is one of the most important weeks in InSPIRESS. The design team will be working on Engineering Analysis which is where physics and math come into play. The videos are long this week but they should really help the teams. Videos for Week 8: Leadership: 1) TPR #3 Video (~ 22 mins): This video goes over the new slides for TPR #3. 2) PCP Video (~ 11 mins): This video covers everything they need to know about the Payload Concept Proposal. This is the written document that each team must complete by Wednesday,April 10th at 11:59pm. I HIGHLY encourage the teams to get started on the paper soon. Design: 1) EA_Introduction_Video (~ 10 mins): This video is required for every design team regardless of which vehicle they are deploying from. This video serves as a guide and introduction for all the other videos (like a table of contents). 2) EA_Orbiter (~ 59 mins): This video is ONLY for the teams that are deploying from the orbiter. The video should guide them through each step of the engineering analysis. 3) EA_Balloon (~ 53 mins): This video is ONLY for the teams that are deploying from the balloon. The video should cover all phases of engineering analysis when deploying from the balloon. 4) EA_Batteries (~ 9 mins): This video is also required regardless of what vehicle the team deploys from. This video helps the teams design and size their batteries to power their payload. Outreach: 1) Open House Poster (~ 11 mins): This video covers the requirements and recommendations for the Open House Poster. Teacher’s: 1) Week 8 Video (~ 5 mins): This video talks about everything that is happening in Week 8. The video also covers what assignments each group will be working on. This is a busy week, especially for design, so the students shouldn't hesitate to reach out if they need help! Week 7 (Feb 26 - March 1st) This week, the teams will begin selecting their final concepts and continuing outreach activities. Videos for Week 7: Design: 1) Concept Selection Trade Study (~ 9 mins): This video talks about how the teams should proceed with the design alternatives and how to select the “best” concept. 2) Material Selection Trade Study (~ 6 mins): This video helps the teams develop and understand what materials to use on their concepts (mainly housing). Outreach: 1) Outreach Checkup (~ 8 mins): This video helps the teams analyze their outreach progress and what things to do as they move forward. Leadership: 1) Scary Video (~ 6 mins): This video talks about the scariest part of the whole project - DUE DATES! *insert spooky noises here* Reminder: The teams' first deliverable, Monthly Analytics Report #1, Is DUE on Thursday, February 29th. If the teams are unsure how to complete this assignment they should reference the Week 3 video "Outreach Reporting" for instructions. Please have them email us with any questions! Week 6 (Feb 20-23) Week 6 will be starting, Tuesday, Feb 20th. This week we’ll have our second team progress report (TPR #2). This covers all the slides that are in the Payload Status Review (PSR) template. This is the same template that the students have been working on. Tuesday, Feb 20th - Grand Forks (Team 1) 8 am Week 7 will have the first monthly Analysis report #1 due Videos for this week: Students: None Week 5 (Feb 12-16) Week 5 we will be moving on from TPR#1 and beginning prep for TPR#2. This is the point in the project where teams get to put their engineering hats on and begin coming up with their payload designs. Additionally, Week 5 is when the students will start planning for their in-person Activities for Community Engagement (ACEs). Videos for Week 5: Leadership: 1) TPR #2 Prep (~ 13 mins): This video gets the students ready for the next progress report. We go over each slide that they will present and what to talk about for each slide. Design: 1) Alternatives and ConOps (~ 20 mins): This video talks about how to develop the different concepts for the next phase. It talks about splitting each team in two groups to come up with ideas for concepts and discuss them. Outreach: 1) ACE Planning and Procedures ( ~ 12 mins): This video talks about how to plan for the in-person ACE activities. They should watch this video before they watch the tutorials. 2) ACE Tutorials (15 videos): The Outreach team is required to watch only the ones that interest them. They are NOT required to watch all 15 videos. Week 4 ( Feb 5th - 9th) We start with the first Team Progress Reports (TPR's) next week. This is when the teams present us their science objectives, team identity and other things (more details in Week 3 Leadership Videos). We don’t have any videos for Week 4. TPR #1 Monday, Feb 5th - Grand Forks Monday - TPR#1 Tuesday - Review comments from TPR#1 and make changes Wed - Thurs - Friday - (Sub) Week 3 (Jan 29th - Feb 2nd) InSPIRESS will be in full swing in Week 3! The focus for Week 3 will be selecting science objectives, creating team identity, and preparing for team progress report #1. From this point forward, each group (leadership, design, and outreach) will have their own videos to watch. Leadership: 1 ) TPR #1 Prep (~ 20 mins): This video covers all the slides that are required for TPR #1 in Week 4. This video is really important for the teams to understand what slides are covered and what to talk about for those slides. 2) Team Form (~ 3 mins): This is a super short video that goes over where to find and how to complete the Team Form. Design: 1) Mission & Science Objectives (~ 43 mins): This covers different science objectives, the process of how to select science objectives and its importance. 2) Requirements (~ 9 mins): This video covers the project requirements (project, functional and environmental). Outreach: 1) Team Identity (~ 8 mins): This video covers the process of selecting a team identity, its importance and what we’re looking for. 2) Outreach Options (~ 11 mins): This video covers some of the options that the students can use this semester for a successful online outreach. It talks about the guidelines and the content directions. 3) Outreach Reporting (~ 10 mins): This video covers the deliverables that the outreach will have this semester and how to track online analytics. Monday - Watch week 3 Video Tuesday - Science Objective Wed (early Release) - Watch another teams videos Thurs - Science Objective/Team Identify Friday - Prep for TPR #1 UPCOMING - Week 4 - TPR #1 - MONDAY Feb 5th Week 2 (Jan 22-26) Week 2 is the only week where we have a video for the teams to watch and we’ll be seeing them in-person. GF Thursday, Jan 25th This week the teams should focus on reviewing the first part of the book (Request for Payload),to understand the project structure and components. Student Video’s For Week 2: RFP Video (~ 30 mins): This video is for all members of the team. We talk about the Request for Payload (in the book). This video also talks about all the rules, and deliverables for this semester. Monday- watch video - fill out Payload worksheet Tuesday - discuss video, finish calendar, research Venus Wed - write up questions for in-person visit, consent forms - filled outand bring on Thursday!! Thurs- In-person visit - Arrive early!! Friday - Sub - Brainstorm ideas for mission, understand RFP Week 1 Jan 16-20 Request for Payload: Tuesday - 1/16 - Mr Allan short intro This is the link for Request For Payload (RFP) document which explains the project requirements in detail. The RFP is also the first section of the design notebook so it will be readily available to the students. The two mission vehicles will be an orbiter at 230 km altitude and a balloon drifting at a 55 km altitude. The students can go ahead and start doing their own research and thinking of science objectives that might interest them. We will cover science objectives more in depth over the next couple of weeks. Live Introduction Schedule: Thursday, Jan 25th - Grand Forks Student Video for Week 1: 1) Week_1_Project_Introduction (~32 mins): In this video we give a general overview of the project and what to expect this semester. This will double as both the student and teacher video for this week. Week 14 (April 17-21) Week 14 is all about Final Review and Open House prep. We will be finishing up a few PCR reviews, but there is no new content for the students to complete. Going forward, the students should focus on refining and practicing their presentations as well as completing deliverables and outreach activities. During Final Review, each team will get up to 25 mins to present (timed) followed by 5-10 mins of Q&A from the review board. I have attached slides with more info on FR/OH. VIDEOS - STUDENTS AND TEACHERS: - Final Review/Open House Logistics - This video goes over the when's and where's for Final Review and Open House. I HIGHLY recommend that everyone watches this video, especially in-person teams! This is also the last video of the semester, yay! IMPORTANT REMINDERS: 1) Payload Concept Proposal (PCP - the written document) is DUE on tomorrow, April 14th at 11:59 pm - DONE 2) Online Outreach Evaluations are DUE on Friday, April 28th at 11:59 pm 3) Open House Posters are DUE on Friday, Friday, April 28th at 11:59 pm 4) MAR#3 (April), is DUE Sunday, April 30th at 11:59 pm 5) Final Review Presentations are DUE on Monday, May 1st at 11:59 pm 6) If we do not have your teams' photos, please have them submit them ASAP 2016 Grand Forks Herald Article Link
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VORTEX
Venus Observation Research & Technical EXploration Weekly Video'sInSPIRESS Canvas Page
InSPIRESS Schedule - Know the due dates!!! Request for Payload (RFP) Aubrey Savery The University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, AL 35899 Office: 256.824.7629 | [email protected] Mission: This semester, the InSPIRESS destination is Venus - that means there are a lot of really cool science objectives for the teams to investigate this semester! This year's mission is the VORTEX (Venus Observation Research & Technical EXploration) Mission. The baseline mission will consist of both an orbiter and a high altitude balloon that the team payloads can be a part of. More information on Venus: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/venus/overview/ Venus Videos: Venus Overview Earth and Venus are Twins? Venus 101 What If You Spent 5 Seconds on Venus? InSPIRESS Handbook - this is your Textbook for this project, it is on their website and I have emailed it to you
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