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Learners study how to make rockets and use a simple altitude tracker. In this rocket construction instructional activity students work in pairs and build bottle rockets.
Students identify the different types of forces and their relationships between motion and mass. In this rocket lesson students complete several activities that allow them to better understand Newton's Law.
Students create a rocket using Alka-seltzer of baking soda and vinegar. In this physics lesson, students identify the factors affecting the length of time the rocket is propelled. They relate this activity to actual rocket launched in space.
Students construct and test balloon rockets and a model rocket. In this rocket science instructional activity, students use an inquiry-based method to master balloon rockets and have a shoot-off with the goal of attaining the highest altitude. Next, they travel outside to shoot a model rocket as a class. They measure the angle of elevation and determine the altitude reached.
Students construct a rocket using soda straw. In this physics lesson plan, students determine the nose cone length that produces the best rocket. They explain the importance of using a control in an experiment.
Students discover the laws of gravity by shooting water bottle rockets in the air. In this energy lesson, students create a small rocket from a 2 liter soda bottle, cardboard and a glue gun. Students shoot the rocket into the air using a launcher and identify the types of energy being used in the experiment.
Learners investigate how rocket liftoff demonstrates Newton's Laws of Motion. They participate in a class discussion, and construct a rocket powered by the pressure generated from an antacid tablet reacting with water.
Ninth graders create PowerPoint presentations to present Newton's three laws of motion, and make and launch rockets.
Students construct simple altitude tracking devices for determining the altitude a rocket reaches in its flight. They estimate the altitude a rocket achieves during flight.
Students explore rocketry using balloon rockets. They demonstrate how rockets can achieve greater altitudes by using the technology of staging. By using two inflated balloons that slide along a fishing line, they simulate a multistage rocket launch with thrust produced from escaping air.