"info for educators, draft version" will be below please place your links here and then ADMIN will place them all in a non draft thread which will then be locked and will be linked to the ARA home page  

the ARA has permisssion to use any NAR docurments that it needs and modify them to suit Australia so this will come in handy

Quoted from wolflair

the ARA has permisssion to use any NAR docurments that it needs and modify them to suit Australia so this will come in handy

Very handy! There's some good info on their website.

When I get time I'll going to post a few links and things in no particular order. People should add their own input based on what helped them get started in rocketry.

"The Handbook of Model Rocketry by G. Harry Stine"
A very handy book to read. It covers everything a novice needs in clear detail and in a logical order. Copies can generally be borrowed from a local library and if the library doesn't have it they can often do an "inter-library loan" to get a copy in.

Important note for educators: Much of your initial activity in rocketry should be considered as "Training and Development or Professional Development". Check with your Line Manager and negotiate this. Things like: reading books on rocketry, attending a club's launch day for educational purposes, even building your first rocket kit to enable you to show others - these activities should count towards your 37.5 hours of mandatory T&D.

http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/TRCRocket/RocketActivitiesHome2.html
Linked from the NASA website, there's a list of activities listed down the side bar that are easily carried out in the classroom that relate to rocketry principles such as action = reaction with the Hero Engine.

I'll probably include a few of these in the unit for my Yr8's next year.

http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/TRCRocket/rocket_principles.html
This link explains, in fair detail, the major laws and forces involved in rocketry. It should be very easily adapted to classroom use.

estes is building a new website and the education area is not yet ready iam sure it will be worth the wait and a good link

http://www.estesrockets.com/

info central has tons of information and is good source for new people to rocketry

http://www.info-central.org/

Certainly some good work going on here!  

We used some of the NASA and Estes stuff on our Scout rocketry camps.

I find the Scouts get bored and lose interest if we try too much theory and talk. Better to use the 100 year old  tried and proven Scout method "Learn by Doing"