This exciting series of rocketry activities-deliberately crafted to appeal to girls as much as to boys. 12-14Yrs

Experimenting with Model Rockets

Experimenting with Model Rockets


  • Grades 6-8
  • Written by Cary I. Sneider
  • It really doesn't take a rocket scientist.
  • This exciting series of rocketry activities-deliberately crafted to appeal to girls as much as to boys-introduces the importance of controlled experimentation to all scientific endeavors.
  • Building on the GEMS guide Height-O-Meters, which is a prerequisite to this unit, Experimenting with Model Rockets takes students through the analysis, modification, and record-keeping involved in assessing the variables that affect rocket flight.
  • They develop skills in planning and conducting controlled experiments, measuring in degrees and meters, and graphing and interpreting data.
  • Safety considerations and teamwork are stressed at all times.
  • The launch of real model rockets built and customized by the students offers the opportunity to involve parents or the school; Launch Day can be an exciting celebration of accrued knowledge, as students' knowledge and rockets fly.
  • Time: Seven 45-minute sessions
  • ISBN: 0-912511-20-6
  • Grade 6-8
  • 108 pages

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