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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Model Rockets Aerodynamics: Stability

For Students 9th - 10th
This science fair project for Science Buddies lets you be the rocket scientist. See how the rocket design changes its performance. The Science Buddies project ideas are set up consistently beginning with an abstract, objective, and...
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Water Rocket Launch

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The main focus of this instructional activity is learning about aerospace engineering and the principles of rocketry. To accomplish this, young scholars will work in teams to design, build, and launch a rocket made out of a soda bottle,...
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Water Rocket Construction

For Students K - 1st
Students will follow steps to construct a rocket from a two-liter soft drink bottle and other materials. Students will use the water rocket launcher to launch this rocket.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Rocket Races

For Students 3rd - 8th
This lesson allows students to create their own rockets using foam trays and drinking straws that are powered by a balloon. Students will race their rockets on a track and determine why some rockets moved faster than others.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Pop! Rocket Launcher

For Students 3rd - 8th
This lesson allows students to construct a rocket launcher that can be used for several different types of rockets. This rocket launcher is propelled by students stomping on a two liter bottle to provide force.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Foam Rocket

For Students 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan shows students how to construct a rocket using pipe insulating foam. Students will investigate the relationship between launch angle and range when launching their rockets powered by rubber bands.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Rocket Wind Tunnel

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson's objective is to construct a rocket wind tunnel and have student predict the performance of their rocket. Students will use this rocket wind tunnel to measure and modify parts of the rocket to make it fly higher.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Pop! Rockets

For Students 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan allows students to make a rocket with card stock paper. Students will be able to launch the rocket and then discuss the variables affecting the height of each launch.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Water Rocket Launcher

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow the directions in the lesson plan to construct a water rocket launcher made from off the shelf hardware and wood.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: A Pictorial History

For Students 3rd - 8th
View pictures, descriptions, and dates of rockets throughout history. Learn about rockets and how they have evolved throughout time.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Heavy Lifting

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A lesson plan for students to construct balloon powered rockets. Students will be given the same materials to construct their own rocket and then have a contest to see who can launch the highest paperclip from their rocket.
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NASA

Nasa: Robert Goddard and His Rockets

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical site provided by NASA on the life and work of Robert Goddard. The site also includes a brief history of rockets up to the work of Dr. Goddard.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: 3, 2, 1, Puff!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson gives directions for students to construct small, paper rockets that can be launched inside. The students will determine how stable the rocket is and launch them by blowing air through a straw.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Launch Altitude Tracker

For Students 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan allows student to make a launch altitude tracker. Student will use a sighting tube and angle measurements to track the altitude of rockets that are launched.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: How Rockets Work

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this article, learn how rockets work. Discover Newton's Law of Motion and learn how it supports rocketry.
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NASA

Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Applying Newton's Laws

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how Newton's Laws apply to rocketry. Discover how rockets work, including the engines and propellants.
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Other

Florida International University: History of Rockets

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site devoted to the history of rockets, with excellent illustrations interspersed throughout.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Linear Momentum and Force: Introduction to Rocket Propulsion

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to state Newton's third law of motion, explain the principle involved in propulsion of rockets and jet engines, derive an expression for the acceleration of the rocket , discuss the factors...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Introduction to Rocket Propulsion

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses Newton's third law of motion in the context of rocket and jet engine propulsion. Students learn how to calculate a rocket's...
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: The Hobby Shop: The Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
Design your own virtual rocket, and then test launch it. Watch tutorials about Newton's laws of motion and rocket basics to help you improve your rocket's performance.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Model Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the relationship between position and velocity for a model rocket during launch and in free-fall. Experiment with rocket mass, rocket thrust, and rocket burn time to understand the...
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Education.com

Education.com: Design Challenge: Making a Bottle Rocket

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this design challenge, your child will be asked to create a bottle rocket using typical household items. The list of materials includes everything they will need to create and launch a rocket, and we...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Acids and Bases: Making a Film Canister Rocket

For Students Pre-K - 1st
ZOOM cast members mix different amounts of baking soda and vinegar to see which combination produces the most carbon dioxide for launching a film-canister rocket. [3:23]
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DOGO Media

Dogo News: Eddie Braun Completes Evel Knievel's Dream Canyon Rocket Jump

For Students 9th - 10th
In September 2016 Eddie Braun honored the deceased Evel Knieval by completing the Dream Canyon Rocket Jump that Knieval was unable to achieve during his life.

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