Rocketry, Newton's Laws of Motion, Impulse and Momentum
by Sylvestre Amorsolo
In this lesson, students build and launch their own rockets. They then analyze and explain the motion of the rocket using the cause-mechanism-effect framework.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jScuSdVH7t6AXOyGSV3per_2_Ww-vkGH/edit?u…Related Content
Grades:
5th Grade
Students will learn about forces and motion by building a straw rocket. They will measure how far their rocket flies and then build a second rocket to see if they can make it go farther.
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade
Engineers often create small-size models of a new product to test its design. This is especially true with airplanes. Model testing tells engineers how a design responds to different air conditions
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Sphero Rocket Payload Mission
Grades:
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This lesson uses Sphero's "Rocket Payload" activity with the Outer Space Mat. The full lesson includes information on rocket payload, a Sphero coding challenge, a NASA link to read, optional questions