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What Makes a Rocket Shoot Upward Into the Air?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students collect data of balloons of different sizes to see which one travels the furthest when shot into the air to represent a rocket. For this rocket lesson plan, students write about which balloon traveled the furthest and why.
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Rocket ABC

For Students Pre-K - K
In this alphabet worksheet, learners fill in the missing lower case letters to complete the alphabet. This page has a rocket ship theme.
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Rocket Activity

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore Newton's Second Law of Motion. In this rocket activity lesson, students experiment with Newton's Second Law of Motion as they use a slingshot device to force a car to move.
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Rocket Science 101

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the aspects of Newton's First and Third Laws of Motion as they conduct controlled rocketry experiments and analyze the Mars Mission in terms of the principles of rocketry.
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Altitude Tracking

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students construct simple altitude tracking devices for determining the altitude a rocket reaches in its flight. They estimate the altitude a rocket achieves during flight.
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Rocket Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine what it takes to be a rocket scientist and other related careers.  For this rockets  lesson students use the Internet to do their research.
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Get Me Off This Planet

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What do Newton's Laws have to do with getting from Earth to Mars?The activities in this resource show how Newton's Laws work with rockets to get them into space. Background information includes facts about orbits and how orbits...
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Motion and Forces

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders create PowerPoint presentations to present Newton's three laws of motion, and make and launch rockets.
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Building and Launching Rocket Kits

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students, in groups, build and decorate rocket kits and then launch them.
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Strawkets and Weight

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the effect that weight has on rocket flight. They construct a variety of straw-launched rockets that have different weights, observe what happens when the weight of a rocket is altered by reducing its physical size...
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3-2-1 Pop!

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate how rocket liftoff demonstrates Newton's Laws of Motion. They participate in a class discussion, and construct a rocket powered by the pressure generated from an antacid tablet reacting with water.
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Model Rockets

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the basics of a model rocket and its classifications.  In this rocket lesson students determine the flight duration of a model rocket.
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Water Rocket

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the basic operation of a water rocket.  For this propulsionlesson students complete several experiments on constructing a bottle rocket launcher.
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Rocket to Success

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students investigate action and reaction. In this energy lesson, students use a  balloon and string to create a simple rocket. The will collect quantitative data record their observations, and relate their observations to Newton's...
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Speed & Velocity with Straw Rockets

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore calculating speed and velocity with Straw Rockets.
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Learn to Build a Rocket in 5 Days

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore physics by participating in an engineering activity. In this rocket instructional activity, students define a list of scientific vocabulary terms such as "re-engineering" and "trade-off." Students identify the rocket...
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Alka-Seltzer Rockets: How to Build Your Own Rocket

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a rocket using Alka-seltzer of baking soda and vinegar. For this physics lesson, students identify the factors affecting the length of time the rocket is propelled. They relate this activity to actual rocket launched in...
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Balloon Rocket

For Teachers K - 4th
Students observe a balloon rocket and how it relates to Newton's Third Law of Motion. In this balloon rocket lesson plan, students make a balloon rocket out of balloons, clothespins, straw, fishing line, and duct tape.
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Balance, Rhythmns and Stomp Rockets

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Students practice stepping and jumping, using specified foot action, in rhythm. In groups, they practice jumping onto stomp rocket launchers and demonstrate how to increase the distance by raising the angle of the launcher. After each...
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Solid Rocket Boosters

For Students Higher Ed
In this rocket worksheet, students calculate the burn rate for solid rocket boosters depending on exposed fuel area and burn depth. This worksheet has 2 problems to solve.
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Rocket Maze

For Students K - 2nd
In this rocket to earth maze worksheet, students study and find the most efficient route to help a rocket find its way back to earth.
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Rocket 1-20

For Students K - 2nd
In this dot-to-dot puzzle worksheet, students connect the dots from 1-20 to finish a picture of a rocket fixing to blast off into space.
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Blast Off!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the third law of motion. In this third law of motion lesson, 4th graders explore the forces necessary for a rocket to launch. Students compare and contrast propellant and fuel. Numerous resources are provided.
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Up, Up and Away

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders design and launch rockets.  In this rocket lesson, 4th graders observe the changes in outcome caused by size and fuel variables. Students navigate the NASA website to learn the parts of a rocket. Students load the...

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