Murrumbidgee Regional High School (MRHS) hosts MASE, which provides students across the district access to the very best in STEM educational opportunities.

Aimed at encouraging hands on learning, with a focus on aerodynamics, the challenge will introduce partner primary school students to a range of STEM learning activities.

Deputy Principal of the Virtual STEM Academy at the Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence Ian Preston said last week staff at the partner schools were trained in a variety of aerodynamic principles.

"These teachers were introduced to the iSTEM Engineering Design Process, the forces that act on a rocket, were educated on the centre of pressure and the centre of mass in relation to bottle rockets, a variety of strategies to achieve stable flight and the safe operation of a bottle rocket launched," Mr Preston said.

Staff then launched their own rockets and discussed the features of the rockets that performed best, in preparation for their own rocket building activities in their classrooms.

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Each partner school will be allowed to enter one team with prizes for the following categories:

According to Mr Preston, the Aeronautical Velocity Challenge was just the beginning.

"Murrumbidgee Regional High School (MRHS) and MASE are determined to forge strong connections with our partner primary schools," Mr Preston said.

"In 2022, MRHS and MASE are planning a yearly competition where each term partner primary schools are invited to enter a team in specific STEM based competitions."

These will include another bottle rocket competition, F1 In Schools Car Racing, Robotics and Aeroplane speed and elevation challenges.

Participating students will also this week have a virtual audience with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki where they will be able to ask questions from one of Australia's leading science commentators in the public sphere.

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