Beth Dickey
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-2087
beth.dickey-1@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-035
NASA RELEASES SECTOR 33 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL EDUCATIONAL GAME APP
WASHINGTON -- NASA has released a new educational game with an air
traffic control theme for Apple iPhone and iPad devices. The Sector
33 application is designed to challenge students in middle school and
above to use basic math and problem-solving skills.
The application may be downloaded free of charge at:
An Android version of the app is in development and will be made
available in the Android Marketplace in the coming months.
In the game the player acts as an air traffic controller guiding
airplanes through a sector of airspace spanning Nevada and
California. The player can adjust the planes' path and speed to
safely reach certain spots in the sky in the fastest time possible
while keeping the planes a specific distance from each other.
"Our hope is that Sector 33 will give students a sense of the
importance of math in managing our nation's air traffic and, at the
same time, interest them in pursuing a career in aeronautics," said
Jaiwon Shin, NASA's associate administrator for aeronautics research
in Washington.
The math-focused game also aligns with the NASA Office of Education's
mission to engage students in activities related to science,
technology, engineering and mathematics.
"Today's students respond positively to experiential learning," said
Leland Melvin, NASA's associate administrator for education. "Using
an interactive game to spark their interest, while at the same time
teaching them fundamental math concepts, is a win-win scenario. It is
a perfect way to help cultivate the next generation of engineers and
technologists."
Sector 33 is based on Smart Skies Line Up With Math, an educational
software title developed under the direction of NASA's Aeronautics
Research Mission Directorate and distributed in cooperation with the
Federal Aviation Administration and National Air Traffic Controllers
Association. Smart Skies has been used in middle school classrooms
across the United States since 2005.
For more information about aeronautics research at NASA, visit:
http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov
For more information about NASA's education programs, visit:
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