Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Informal Education
Subject
History, Mathematics, Physical Science, Technology, Scientists and Inventors, Measurement and Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Forces and Motion, Gravity, Rocketry
Type
Educator Guides
This guide contains 25 activities designed for 4-H Clubs, Boys and Girls Clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, after-school programs, and other informal education venues. Participants learn about the history and principles of rocketry and NASA’s newest rockets. While doing these hands-on activities, participants also learn about Hero Engines, parachutes and surface area, altitude tracking, and Newton’s Laws Of Motion. Learners can also build four types of rockets and two types of egg drops.
Adventures in Rocket Science Educator Guide [6MB PDF file]