NARAM

Key takeaways

NARAM belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect NARAM to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of NARAM from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

NARAM is the Annual Meet of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). It is the national contest culminating the rocket contest year, and also includes fun, or "sport," flying of model rockets for those who don't wish to compete. The NAR is the governing body for the sport/hobby of model rocketry in the United States. NARAM is traditionally held the first week of August.

History The first NARAM was held in Denver, Colorado, in 1959 hosted by the Mile-HI section (#1). G. Harry Stine served as the contest director. NARAM-2 was hosted by the Peak City Section (#2) in Colorado Springs and the CD was William S. Roe, a co-founder of the NAR. Fifty years later, NARAM-50 was held at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia. NARAM-52, in Pueblo, CO was a tribute to William S. Roe. Here is a list of NARAMs by year and location and who was the contest director:

NARAM-1, 1959, Denver, CO. Contest Director - G. Harry Stine NARAM-2, 1960, Colorado Springs, CO. Contest Director - William S. Roe NARAM-3, 1961, Denver, CO. Contest Director - J. Delano Hitch NARAM-4, 1962, USAF Academy, CO. Contest Director - Capt. Vernon VanVonderen NARAM-5, 1963, Bedford, MA. Contest Director - Marshall P. Wilder NARAM-6, 1964, Wallops Island, VA. Contest Director - Dr. William B. Rich NARAM-7, 1965, Aberdeen, MD. Contest Director - Howard Galloway NARAM-8, 1966, Clinton Co AFB, OH. Contest Director - G. Harry Stine NARAM-9, 1967, Mankato, MN. Contest Director - Dr. Ellsworth Beech NARAM-10, 1968, Wallops Island, VA. Contest Director - James S. Barrowman NARAM-11, 1969, USAF Academy, CO. Contest Director - William S. Roe NARAM-12, 1970, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Richard Sipes NARAM-13, 1971, Aberdeen, MD. Contest Director - Howard Galloway NARAM-14, 1972, Seattle, WA. Contest Director - Jess Medina NARAM-15, 1973, Columbus, OH. Contest Director - Dr. Gerald Gregorek NARAM-16, 1974, Manassas, VA. Contest Director - Col. Howard Kuhn NARAM-17, 1975, Orlando, FL. Contest Director - Richard Q. Fox NARAM-18, 1976, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Carl J. Warner NARAM-19, 1977, Overland Park, KS. Contest Director - Douglas R. Pratt NARAM-20, 1978, Anaheim, CA. Contest Director - Larry L. Chaney NARAM-21, 1979, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Robert Justis NARAM-22, 1980, East Lansing, MI. Contest Director - Keith Campbell NARAM-23, 1981, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Charlie Sykos NARAM-24, 1982, Orlando, FL. Contest Director - Richard Q. Fox NARAM-25, 1983, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Ronald Goforth NARAM-26, 1984, Center Valley, PA. Contest Director - Charlie Sykos NARAM-27, 1985, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Scott Hunsicker NARAM-28, 1986, Chanute AFB, IL. Contest Director - Mark Bundick NARAM-29, 1987, Irvine, CA. Contest Director - Martin Bowitz NARAM-30, 1988, Huntsville, AL. Contest Director - Matt Steele NARAM-31, 1989, Manassas, VA. Contest Director - Trip Barber NARAM-32, 1990, Dallas, TX Contest Director- Scott Hunsicker NARAM-33, 1991, Elgin, IL. Contest Director - Mark Bundick NARAM-34, 1992, Las Vegas, NV. Contest Director - Bob Sanford NARAM-35, 1993, Frederick, MD. Contest Director - Tom Lyon NARAM-36, 1994, Houston, TX. Contest Director - Terry White NARAM-37, 1995, Geneseo, NY. Contest Director - Dan Wolf NARAM-38, 1996, Evansville, IN. Contest Director - Chad Ring NARAM-39, 1997, Tucson, AZ. Contest Director - Steve Lubliner NARAM-40, 1998, Muncie, IN. Contest Director - Glenn Feveryear NARAM-41, 1999, Pittsburgh, PA. Contest Director - Rod Schafer NARAM-42, 2000, Estesland, CO. Contest Director - Ken Mizoi NARAM-43, 2001, Geneseo, NY. Contest Director - John Viggiano NARAM-44, 2002, McGregor, TX. Contest Director - Scott Hunsicker NARAM-45, 2003, Evansville, IN. Contest Director - Lila Schmaker NARAM-46, 2004, The Plains, VA. Contest Director - Jonathan Rains NARAM-47, 2005, West Chester, OH. Contest Director - Mark Fisher NARAM-48, 2006, Phoenix, AZ. Contest Director - Matt Steele NARAM-49, 2007, Kalamazoo, MI Contest Director- Randy Boadway NARAM-50, 2008, The Plains, VA. Contest Director - Jim Filler NARAM-51, 2009, Johnstown, PA. Contest Director - Steve Foster NARAM-52, 2010, Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Michael (Mike) Vaughn Konshak NARAM-53, 2011, Lebanon, OH. Contest Director - Chan Stevens NARAM-54, 2012, Muskegon, MI. Contest Director- Pam Gilmore NARAM-55, 2013, Aurora, OH. Contest Director- Bob Ferrante NARAM-56, 2014, Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Dr. Ryan Coleman. Honorary Contest Directors: Vern & Gleda Estes. NARAM-57, 2015, Tucson, AZ. Contest Director - Ed LaCroix NARAM-58, 2016, Walnut Grove, MO. Contest Director - John Buckley NARAM-59. 2017 Muskegon, MI. Contest Director - Peter Alway NARAM-60, 2018 Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Scott Alexander NARAM-61, 2019 Muncie, IN. Contest Director - Brian Guzek NARAM-62, 2021 Geneseo, NY Contest Director - Dan Wolf (postponed from 2020 due to COVID-19) NARAM-63, 2022 Springfield, MO. Contest Director - Chad Ring NARAM-64, 2023 Lordsburg, NM. Contest Director - Vern Richardson NARAM-65, 2024 Pueblo, CO. Contest Director - Scott Hunsicker NARAM-66, 2025 Muncie, IN. Contest Director - Steve Foster NARAM-67, 2026 Muncie, IN. Contest Director - Matt Steele

External links Web site for NARAM-56 Web site for the next NARAM Web site for NARAM-52 Web site for NARAM-53 National Association of Rocketry (NAR) Web site NARAM Overview

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with NARAM

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what NARAM claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to NARAM before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about NARAM ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of NARAM

In research: NARAM appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses NARAM in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: NARAM is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Model rocketry, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for NARAM outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

How to study NARAM in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what NARAM means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain NARAM out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is NARAM in simple terms?

NARAM is the Annual Meet of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR). It is the national contest culminating the rocket contest year, and also includes fun, or "sport," flying of model rockets for those who don't wish to compete.

Why does NARAM matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study NARAM?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on NARAM.