Quadratics Fun w/ Stomp Rockets
by Laurie Altringer
Make quadratics come alive with stomp rockets! This is a 3-4 hour learning experience where students will build and launch paper rockets, then use the data to create quadratic equations.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/128BSXEBslKJbohuGAMIjFHrxrcn-iDXE/edit?u…Related Content
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Students will construct a rocket by exploring the relationship of the mass in the nose cone to the success of a launch. Students will learn about "center of mass' and how to find it, as well as the
Grades:
8th Grade
Students will use stomp rockets to collect data. With this data they will create and analyze trends of a scatterplot.
Grades:
11th Grade, 12th Grade
This lesson plan focuses on the following standards : HS.P3U2.7 Use mathematics and computational thinking to explain how Newton’s laws are used in engineering and technologies to create products to