ANNUAL REPORT | 2018 CELEBRATING YE ARS CELEBRATING YE ARS Dedicated to our military volunteers... In this 2018 DoD STARBASE Annual Report, we celebrate our 25th Anniversary of operation. We could not have made it this far without all the military volunteers who have supported our STEM initiatives along the way. These dedicated personnel have served as presenters, STARBASE 2.0 club mentors, board members, advisors, tour guides, instructors and a wide variety of other roles that have helped make DoD STARBASE the program it is today. From humble beginnings as a one-site program in Michigan, to joining the ranks of the Department of Defense (DoD) in FY 1993, DoD STARBASE now extends coast-to-coast, north-to-south, with 66 locations throughout the United States and Puerto Rico – all supported by Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard volunteers. We sincerely thank these positive role models for their tireless efforts and service to the DoD STARBASE program, especially for helping us inspire and motivate students along the STEM pathway of the future. This report is dedicated to you with our gratitude. II • www.DoDSTARBASE.org www.DoDSTARBASE.org • III YEARS Timeline of Events WK Kellogg Grant awarded to Mt. Clemens Schools and Selfridge ANGB to start the full-time STARBASE program. Michigan Senator and Chair of the Senate Armed Service Committee, Carl Levin, visits the students and new facility at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Senator Levin continued to support the DoD STARBASE program throughout his career and remains active today. Oklahoma STARBASE 2.0 after school team at the White House Science Fair with Bill Nye the Science Guy. Barbara Koscak met with Brigadier General FY 1993, U.S. Congress David Arendts for the appropriates funds to first time to discuss a pilot the first official hands-on math and science program DoD STARBASE Programs in 7 states. 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 DoD STARBASE adds the Navy to the list of military affiliations starting with DoD STARBASE Atlantis-Pensacola. Barbara Koscak won The A. Scott Crossfield Award and used that award money to pay for a summer The first Active Duty Air Force DoD camp at Selfridge Air National STARBASE opened at Kirtland Air Force Guard Base called “Project Stars” Base, New Mexico. (later changed to STARBASE) while writing an additional grant for WK Kellogg. This camp proved to Kellogg that kids needed more hands-on math and science. IV • www.DoDSTARBASE.org Kansas Senator Elaine Bowers DoD STARBASE Oklahoma joins the Kansas STARBASE Inc. receives over $28,000 from DoD STARBASE Kansas grows to five Foundation to support the Oklahoma Aeronautics locations including Wichita, Topeka, DoD STARBASE and the Commission for their STEM Kansas City, Salina and Manhattan. students of Kansas. education initiatives. Rockets Governors from Minnesota and Kansas are among were purchased for the the listed public officials to recognize and value Muskogee Summer Camp. DoD STARBASE through proclamations. 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Inspired by his DoD STARBASE Atlantis- Pensacola experiences, graduate and Naval officer, LTJG Westin Giles, was awarded a National NROTC scholarship to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. DoD STARBASE receives the Air Force Association (AFA) Chairman’s DoD STARBASE Charleston Award for Aerospace Education becomes the first DoD sponsored Achievement for sustained support DoD STARBASE Minnesota team to compete in the national to STEM programs. partners with area Fortune 500 Team America Rocketry Companies to promote STEM Challenge (TARC). Career Awareness. www.DoDSTARBASE.org • V YEARS The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) partners with DoD STARBASE Robins and the international broadcasting company WebsEdge to educate teachers about the importance of STEM education and DoD STARBASE. DoD STARBASE celebrates their 25th year of educating youth in hands-on, minds-on STEM education. Woodall Students from DoD STARBASE Oklahoma 2.0 Program participate in the White House The DoD STARBASE Wyoming Science Fair in Washington, D.C. 2.0 teams win first and second place in the FIRST Tech Challenge as part of the Great Cheyenne Bed Race. US Air Force Chief of Staff, General David Goldfein, greets DoD STARBASE Swamp Fox 5th graders from Brookland-Cayce Grammar School #1 DoD STARBASE Wisconsin is recognized for during a visit to the 169th Fighter Wing their continued contribution and service to at McEntire Joint National Guard. technology education at the 2018 Wisconsin Technology Education Association Conference. 2016 2017 2018 MG Glenn Curtis, President of the Adjutants Maj Gen Donald Dunbar, Chairman of the General Association, endorses the DoD Board, National Guard Association of the STARBASE program. United States, endorses DoD STARBASE. DoD STARBASE celebrates a milestone by serving more than 1 million students since 1993. The STARBASE 2.0 program at STARBASE Connecticut Tablet Training begins for DoD STARBASE wins the FIRST LEGO League Utah Senator, Michael Lee, congratulates Instructors to enhance the technological Competition championship with the DoD STARBASE Utah 2.0 Team America aspect of the curriculum. their Chimney Swift project. Rocketry Challenge (TARC) team for making it to the national finals. DoD STARBASE Wisconsin receives STEMMY Award at the 13th annual sySTEMnow Conference. VI • www.DoDSTARBASE.org Table of Contents INTRODUCTION Vision and Mission Statements of DoD STARBASE ................................................................................................................................... 2 DoD STARBASE Locations .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4 An Issue of National Importance and National Security ........................................................................................................................... 6 A Letter from DoD STARBASE Florida Graduate, Samantha Bendon ....................................................................................................... 8 A Letter from DoD STARBASE STARBASE MCAS Beaufort Graduate, Celeste Taylor ............................................................................ 10 A Letter from Major General David S. Baldwin, The Adjutant General of California .............................................................................. 12 A Letter from Major General Lee Tafanelli, The Adjutant General of Kansas ......................................................................................... 13 A Letter from Major General Donald P. Dunbar, The Adjutant General of Wisconsin & Chairman of the Board, National Guard Association of the United States ................................................................................................................................... 14 Volunteers from the West Virginia 167th Airlift Wing are Key to the Success of DoD STARBASE Martinsburg 2.0 Club ..................... 16 Caterpillar Engineers Team Up with STARBASE Rapid City 2.0 ............................................................................................................... 18 A Letter from Dr. Michael Amolins, Director of Curriculum, Assessment, and Federal Programs, Harrisburg School District .............. 20 Hard Work, Dedication, and Love of Learning Leads to an Opportunity of a Lifetime for Utah Students ............................................... 22 STARBASE Oregon – Kingsley Addresses the National Pilot Shortage with a Summer Aviation Academy .......................................... 24 A Letter from Spence Agee, Superintendent Autauga County Schools .................................................................................................. 27 SpaceX Teams with DoD STARBASE Los Alamitos on Team America Rocketry Challenge .................................................................... 28 Making DoD STARBASE a Priority for the Students of South Los Angeles ............................................................................................. 30 A Letter from Dr. Carl Dethloff, Superintendent San Angelo Independent School District ..................................................................... 31 2018 ASSESSMENT Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................................................................... 34 DoD STARBASE Program Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 38 The Program Elements of DoD STARBASE ..................................................................................................................................... 41 Volunteers and Military Support ..................................................................................................................................................... 46 Outreach .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 47 DoD STARBASE 2.0 Program .......................................................................................................................................................... 48 The DoD STARBASE Curriculum ....................................................................................................................................................