Rockville Science Center

What: Help our student drone team take the next step—competing at the UAS4STEM Championship at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in July. With your help, we're not just chasing a trophy—we’re sharpening our STEM skills, strengthening our teamwork, and building the confidence and capability that will prepare us for college and careers ahead.

Who: This year’s team is a talented and diverse group of nine students (three young women and six young men) from five high schools, representing all grade levels from 9 through 12. Our team is part of Explorer Post 1010. Rockville Science Center (RSC) hosts our team for meetings and build sessions.

Why: Our team worked hard to qualify for the UAS4STEM Championship, earning first place in this year’s Preliminary competition against 9 other teams. We are excited for them to have the opportunity to further enhance and demonstrate their engineering, teamwork, and presentation skills while competing against five other teams in the Advanced class. They will also network with industry leaders and other future engineers, and participate in AirVenture activities.

When: We are raising funds from now through July 16.

How: Donate here to help support our team’s travel expenses, including airfare, lodging, meals, and local transportation, so our students can focus on learning, competing, and representing our community at the UAS4STEM Championship. Donations are typically tax-deductible in the U.S., and no amount is too small (or too large).

Corporate Support: Please ask your employer if they can match your donation. We are also offering corporate sponsorship opportunities - contact the Organizer for more information.

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The mission of the Rockville Science Center is to inspire a passion for lifelong exploration of science for our diverse community. Through our programs and our quest to bring a permanent interactive science center to Rockville and Montgomery County, we work to cultivate a sense of inquiry, discovery, wonder, and understanding of the scientific foundations of everyday life. We provide access to exciting educational science experiences for people of all ages.

What: We are raising funds to help our team, “Some Assembly Required”, travel to the UAS4STEM Championship competition at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in July. With your help, we're not just chasing a trophy—we’re sharpening our STEM skills, strengthening our teamwork, and building the confidence and capability that will prepare us for college and careers ahead.

Who: This year’s team is a talented and diverse group of nine students (four young women and five young men) from five high schools (grades 10-12). Our team is part of Explorer Post 1010 and is sponsored by Rockville Science Center (RSC), which hosts our team for meetings/build sessions every week.

Why: Our team has worked hard to qualify for the UAS4STEM Championship, and we are excited for them to have the opportunity to enhance and demonstrate their engineering, teamwork, and presentation skills while competing against six other teams in the Advanced class. They will also network with industry leaders and other future engineers, and participate in AirVenture activities.

When: We are raising funds from now through July 18.

How: Donate here to help support our team. Our current GoFundMe goal ($7,172) is 50% of the total estimated travel cost, which includes airfare, lodging, meals, and local transportation. Donations are typically tax-deductible in the U.S., and no amount is too small (or too large).

Corporate Support: Please ask your employer if they can match your donation. We are also offering corporate sponsorship opportunities - contact the Organizer for more information.

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The mission of the Rockville Science Center is to inspire a passion for lifelong exploration of science for our diverse community. Through our programs and our quest to bring a permanent interactive science center to Rockville and Montgomery County, we work to cultivate a sense of inquiry, discovery, wonder, and understanding of the scientific foundations of everyday life. We provide access to exciting educational science experiences for people of all ages.

What: We are raising funds to help our team, “Some Assembly Required”, travel for the UAS4STEM Championship competition at AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in July. Our current GoFundMe goal ($7,051) is 50% of the total estimated travel cost, which includes airfare, lodging, meals, and local transportation.

Who: This year’s team is a talented and diverse group of 8 students from 5 high schools. Our team is part of Explorer Post 1010 and is sponsored by Rockville Science Center (RSC), which hosts our team for meetings/build sessions every week.

Why: Our team has worked hard to qualify for the UAS4STEM Championship, and we are excited for them to have the opportunity to demonstrate their engineering, teamwork, and presentation skills while competing against five other teams in the Advanced class. They will also network with industry leaders and other future engineers, and participate in AirVenture activities.

When: We are raising funds from June 29 through July 31.

How: Donate here to help support our team. Donations are typically tax deductible in the U.S. and no amount is too small (or too large). Please ask your employer if they can match your donation. Note: We are also offering a corporate sponsorship opportunity; for details, please contact Beth May using the Contact button under the heading "Organizer", below.

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More information about Rockville Science Center, which is located in Rockville, Maryland: The mission of the Rockville Science Center is to inspire a passion for lifelong exploration of science for our diverse community. Through our programs and our quest to bring a permanent interactive science center to Rockville and Montgomery County, we work to cultivate a sense of inquiry, discovery, wonder and understanding of the scientific foundations of everyday life. We provide access to exciting educational science experiences for people of all ages.

Please support our fantastic student team of engineers!

What: We are raising funds to help our engineering students travel to an international competition in Oshkosh Wisconsin this summer. Our team, “Some Assembly Required” has been participating in UAS4STEM (an aeronautics STEM program) since 2015. Last year they came in third place at this competition, and they have been working hard to reclaim their 2021 first-place win.

This year’s team is a talented and diverse group of 10 students from 7 local high schools. We are excited to send them to the international competition at AirVenture to practice engineering, teamwork, and presentation skills and meet other future engineers.

Our team is part of Explorer Post 1010 and is sponsored by the wonderful Rockville Science Center (RSC), whose mission is “to inspire a passion for lifelong exploration of science for our diverse community.” The team has been meeting at the RSC storefront every week since September to design and build their drone to perform search and rescue tasks. These tasks can be useful and life-saving in the real world, like identifying drop-off locations and delivering medical and other essential supplies. They also practice flying on weekends - join them to watch! (Get details by using the Fundraising Team "Contact" button below.)

Why: This fundraiser will help families with travel costs and will support a scholarship fund to ensure that costs are not a barrier to participation. Our current GoFundMe goal ($6,250) is 50% of the estimated travel costs.

When: We are raising funds from now through June 30th. One of our donors is providing a dollar-for-dollar match through June 21st (as of June 14th, up to $1,500).

How: Donate here to help support our team. Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US and no amount is too small (or too large). Also, your company may match your donation.

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More information about Rockville Science Center: The mission of the Rockville Science Center is to inspire a passion for lifelong exploration of science for our diverse community. Through our programs and our quest to bring a permanent interactive science center to Rockville and Montgomery County, we work to cultivate a sense of inquiry, discovery, wonder and understanding of the scientific foundations of everyday life. We provide access to exciting educational science experiences for people of all ages.

Hey guys, I'm Mikhail Sadatierov, a member of the Post 1010 rocketry team, hosted at the Rockville Science Center. Unfortunately, we received an alert from the owner of the property to move out of it. The RSC (Rockville Science Center) was a staple for STEM events and clubs happening in our small community for 17 years. It has cultivated multiple events and helped its teams engage and triumph in multiple competitions. The RSC presents a substancial number of STEM extracurriculars, for little kids constructing simple robots out of Lego to high schoolers competing in challenges that are recognized by top universities, where teams of Drones, Rocketry, Botball and FTC have competed and won. In order to continue our lasting positive impact on young minds in the area, we need to reach a goal of $1,000,000 in order to stay at our location. As a 10th grader, I can already feel the impression and significance of the effect the RSC has had on me, as it had on students that joined before me.