The Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance and Flight Night are honored to announce the Science of Flight Classroom Grant for Oklahoma STEM Educators.
Deadline to Apply November 1, 2020
Applicant Qualifications:
- Awards of up to $1,000 must be used to purchase supplies to support STEM experiences in the classroom
- All applicants must be an Oklahoma Certified Teacher with at least two years teaching experience
- Must intend to remain in the education profession for at least three years
- Currently teach in PreK-12th grade
- Must demonstrate excellence in STEM education through curriculum development, student work and letters of support
Applications Due:
This grant is currently closed. Please check back in spring 2021.
Applicants will be notified on or about December 7, 2020.
Questions include:
- Describe in detail how you will implement these materials/kit?
- Number of students served through use of these materials?
- How will the equipment funded through this grant be used to reach students who are currently not being reached in your community?
- How will funding through this grant be used to inspire and engage students in thinking about flight and aerospace?
- What community partners and resources will be included in this initiative? How will these partners contribute to the project?
- How are you measuring the impact of the initiative on your students?
- How will you sustain this initiative beyond this grant?
- Please upload a letter of support from an administrator.
- Please upload a supply budget including the material source and budget narrative.
Flight Kit Options:
Below are samples of flight-related materials and curriculum you might consider utilizing. You are not restricted to these items and may write a grant for other materials not listed below.
| Kit | Approximate Cost | Students Served/Kit |
| Engineering is Elementary: Marvelous Machines | $630.00 | 30 |
| Engineering is Elementary: Designing Hand Pollinators | $325.00 | 30 |
| Engineering is Elementary: A Long Way Down: Designing Parachutes | $360.00 | 30 |
| SeaPerch Kits | $195.00 | 3-4 |
| Straw Rockets | $280.00 | 30 |
| Germs in Space DreamKit | $560.00 | 30 |
| NASA’s BEST Students (Beginning Engineering, Science, and Technology) for grades K-2, 3-5, and 6-8 *** | $410.00 | 30 |
***Materials: https://www.wardsci.com/store/product/8881798/nasa-beginning-engineering-science-and-technology-best-students-kit (or you can curate and price out the materials yourself)