PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Rocket Sled
Explore the relationship between thrust, drag, friction, weight, and acceleration in this interactive simulation and see if you can make the sled stop on a particular rock
Science Bob Pflugfelder
Science Bob: Make Your Own Balloon Rocket!
This site contains a brief procedure for building (and launching) a balloon powered rocket. Introduces concepts of air pressure and propulsion.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Why Does It Go So Fast? Investigating Rockets
After reading a book about movement and speed, students blow up a balloon and release it. During questioning and discussion, they are guided to make a connection between the balloon and a rocket.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: The Optimal Bottle Rocket Launch
Students build rocket models designed for gaining the maximum height. They use a compressed air rocket launcher and 2-liter plastic bottles. They will also use an online simulator to help them make predictions and adjustments to their...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Learn to Build a Rocket in 5 Days or Your Money Back
In this lesson, students discover the entire process that goes into designing a rocket for any customer. In prior lessons, students learned how rockets work, but now they learn what real-world decisions engineers have to make when...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Water Bottle Rockets, Etc!
In this science lab, students investigate Newton's Laws of Motion. They will make and fly water bottle rockets, as well as measure the height of each rocket's flight.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Eye Dropper Rockets
Young scholars balance and identify the types of chemical reactions, and then using the reaction knowledge, they make eye dropper rockets to shoot across the lab room with the ultimate goal of making it go the farthest.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Helping Your Child Succeed in School
How can you help your child succeed in school? This article offers some important tips to making success a reality for every student. This is a terrific resource to pass along to parents.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Helping Your Child Succeed in School
How can you help your child succeed in school? This article offers some important tips to making success a reality for every student. This is a terrific resource to pass along to parents.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Pop a Rocket
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains how to make a rocket powered by the formation of gasses. It demonstrates the importance of pressure in other explosive things like rocket engines and volcanoes.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Pop a Rocket
Try this at-home science experiment to learn how to make a two-part rocket fuel system that safely explodes.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Henry Cole
Watch while noted children's book illustrator Henry Cole talks about how his teaching background and lifelong love of nature make illustrating his perfect job. Discover the process Cole follows to illustrate a picture book.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: The Role of Teachers and Schools in Communication
What is the role of teachers and schools in regards to communication with parents? Come and explore this informative article revealing how important open communication is for students.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Help Your Kids Do Great in School
This article focuses on how parents can be more involved in their child's education. Teachers will benefit from this informative article and can pass it along to parent's as a valuable resource.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Help Your Kids Do Great in School
This article focuses on how parents can be more involved in their child's education. Teachers will benefit from this informative article and can pass it along to parent's as a valuable resource.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Simple Ways to Encourage Learning
This site offers several simple ways to encourage learning in your child.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Activities for Struggling Readers
How can you help the struggling readers in your classroom? This site offers some insight into activities to help develop your students reading skills.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: The Impact of Family Involvement
This article reflects on how parental involvement is essential for students.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Context Counts in Second Language Learning
How does context influence learning a second language? Come and find out what type of environment is best for students to learn a second language.
Physics Central
Physics Central: Physics by the Fire: Match Stick Rocket
Match stick rockets makes a great demonstrations to show students Newton's third law. By covering a match with tin foil, students can see the reaction thrust as the molecules escaping the matchstick are propelled into the air. Lesson...
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Does It Make Sense? Game 2
In this reading game young readers sees two sentences; they click on the one that makes sense. Then they drag a piece of rocket puzzle into place. When the puzzle is complete, the game is over.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Does It Make Sense? Game 3
This reading game offers young readers two sentences; they are to click on the one that makes sense. Then they are to drag a piece of a rocket puzzle into place. When the puzzle is complete, the game is over.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Does It Make Sense? Game 4
This reading game offers young readers two sentences; they are to click on the one that makes sense. Then they are to drag a piece of a rocket puzzle into place. When the puzzle is complete, the game is over.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Does It Make Sense? Game 5
This reading game offers young readers two sentences; they are to click on the one that makes sense. Then they are to drag a piece of a rocket puzzle into place. When the puzzle is complete, the game is over.