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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Water Rocket Launch

For Teachers 3rd - 10th Standards
How do rockets fly? Teams design, build, and launch a rocket made from a two-liter bottle to explore forces on a rocket such as Newton's Laws of Motion.  During the design phase, young engineers draw a diagram of their rocket and include...
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Unit Plan
NASA

Marsbound! Mission to the Red Planet

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
It's time to go to Mars. Using the provided cards and mat, groups design a mission to Mars. The cards contain information about the different components of the launch and warn about a few mishaps that might occur along the way.
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Activity
DiscoverE

Rocket Challenge

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
You might just be responsible for launching a future career in rocket science. Pupils use Alka-Seltzer® tablets as the power source for a film-canister rocket. These rockets must able to carry a clay payload and hit a target on a wall.
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Curated OER

Mini Rockets

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore gases. In this chemical energy lesson, students will observer chemical reactions and infer a conclusion about reaction producing gasses.
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Curated OER

Model Rockets

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the basics of a model rocket and its classifications.  In this rocket instructional activity students determine the flight duration of a model rocket.
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Curated OER

Launches for the Stars

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students are introduced to rockets and the space shuttle program. After viewing a 1960s show, they examine the role and history of NASA and how it evolved into having a space shuttle program. In groups, they create their own model rocket...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Using the Internet

For Students 7th - 8th
In this using the internet worksheet, learners search several websites to review information about the heart, human senses, the solar system, and planets. Students also read information about the rock cycle and answer provided questions.
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Curated OER

Designing a Mars Lander

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate how to design a Mars Lander. They design, launch and land a Mars Lander. Students use balloons, pipe cleaners, and tape to design a Mars Lander. Students create a Mars Lander that will protect an egg from...
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Curated OER

We're On A Mission!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars examine the Mars Exploration Rover mission. In groups, they design their own mission while participating in a webquest. They write an essay using the information they gathered to propose their mission to the President. ...
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Organizer
Curated OER

October Sky

For Students 9th - 12th
In this rockets worksheet, students complete the questions while watching the video, October Sky. Students learn about the experimental aspects of building a rocket. Students complete 4 graphic organizers and 11 short answer questions.
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Curated OER

Soda Pop Can Hero Engine

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students view a demonstration on Newton's Laws of Motion using a soda can.  In this Newton's law lesson students discuss what they learned from the demonstration.

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