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WASHINGTON, D.C., August 11 – The Aerospace Industries Association announced today that the American Association of Physics Teachers will serve as the Team America Rocketry Challenge’s sole educational partner for its 2005 competition. Sponsored by AIA and the National Association of Rocketry, the Challenge is the world’s largest model rocket contest for middle and high school students, with more than 16,000 students participating in the 2003 and 2004 competitions. The 2005 contest will celebrate the “World Year in Physics,” which marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s publication of five important papers describing ideas that have since influenced all of modern physics. AIA President and CEO John W. Douglass said that the AAPT is a natural fit for this competition, since the laws of physics play a key role in rocketry. Warren Hein, Associate Executive Officer of AAPT said, “This rocket contest requires both design skills and physics knowledge. AAPT’s mission is to enhance the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching. This competition provides the ideal opportunity for teacher-student interaction leading to a greater appreciation of the principles of physics in a fun and educational environment.” The contest requires that teams be made up of three to fifteen students currently enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in a U.S. school. Teams will be composed of students at the same middle school or high school, or members of the same chapter or unit of a U.S. incorporated non-profit youth organization (excluding the National Association of Rocketry, Tripoli Rocketry Association, or any other rocket club or organization). In addition, teams will be supervised by a teacher approved by the principal of their school or by an officially-appointed adult leader of their youth organization. Each student member will be required to make a significant contribution to the designing, building, or launching of the team's entry and no part may be done by an adult, by a company or by any person not a student on that team. Supervising teachers may supervise more than one team. Only the first 1,250 teams that submit a completed application package postmarked on or before November 30, 2004, will be allowed to compete in this year’s event. The finals for the contest will be on May 21, 2005, at The Plains, Virginia. For more information, and to sign up to be notified about when the rules and application will be posted, please visit www.rocketcontest.org.
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