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Try Engineering: Water Rocket Launch Lesson PlanTry Engineering: Water Rocket Launch Lesson Plan
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TryEngineering
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9th - 10th
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Science
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Lesson Plan

Try Engineering: Water Rocket Launch

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The main focus of this instructional activity is learning about aerospace engineering and the principles of rocketry. To accomplish this, students will work in teams to design, build, and launch a rocket made out of a soda bottle, then present their findings to the class.

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Concepts

energy, motion, rockets, space flight, teamwork

Additional Tags

engineering design process, forces, property of materials, rocketry, water rocket launch, aerospace engineering, tryengineering

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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