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Rocket Science Tutors (RST)<\/a> aims to help students boost their studies in t Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM):<\/p>\n

RST is a 501C-3 non-profit, all-volunteer organization comprised of technical professionals and engineering graduate students dedicated to exciting students about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). RST brings STEM to life with an extensive 24 week, inquiry based, <\/b>after school program structured on California standards. Since 2005, RST has developed and honed a classroom-proven approach that has the potential to be expanded for use across the country.<\/p>\n

RST believes it is imperative to create interest in math, science and engineering before students enter high school. A common complaint by students is \u201cWhy study math\u2026 I\u2019ll never use it!\u201d since they typically do not see the link between math and science. Because algebra is the gateway to higher-level math, and therefore science and engineering, the student\u2019s failure to grasp algebra effectively limits the pursuit of a technical career. For this reason, RST addresses the challenge at the 8th grade Algebra level.<\/p>\n

The backbone of the RST program is the weekly lab requiring students to build an experiment, use math skills to calculate the expected outcome, measure that performance and compare the results. This reinforces the link between math and science and provides the thrill of \u201chands-on\u201c engineering. Analysis of student performance data shows strong correlation between attendance at RST sessions and improved test scores. It should be noted that RST volunteers include female technical professionals who provide outstanding role models for female students.<\/p>\n

RST works under the direction of the teaching staff to reinforce lesson plans in a weekly after-school session structured to excite students about “aerospace” applications of math being learned in the classroom. Our purpose is to support the teacher by first helping students to learn the classroom material and then to gain an appreciation of this material through discussions, examples and sample problems.<\/p>\n

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Rocket Science Tutors (RST) aims to help students boost their studies in t Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM): RST is a 501C-3 non-profit, all-volunteer organization comprised of technical professionals and engineering graduate students dedicated to exciting students about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). 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