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Rocket Pinwheel Lesson Plan
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Rocket Pinwheel

Students observe a balloon-powered pinwheel to study the principles of rocketry. They study Newton's Third Law of Motion.

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Rocket Pinwheel

Students explore the action-reaction principle of Newton's Third Law of Motion. In this rocketry lesson, students construct a pinwheel using a balloon, soda straw, and wooden pencil. Students investigate the results.
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