Rockets To Pluto

Students will explore current space technology and explore the possibilities of traveling to Pluto. Students will participate in an Engineering Design Challenge in which they will construct and test their rockets to see how far they can go!

An Engineering Design Challenge is a combination of project-based learning, design thinking, and the engineering design process that develops the innovator's mindset through iteration. This lets students use their own imaginations to design projects according to science and engineering processes.
Resource ID#: 149417 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): Mathematics, Science
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Document Camera, Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Basic Calculators, LCD Projector, Overhead Projector, Sensors/Probeware
Instructional Time: 4 Hour(s)
Keywords: Rockets, STEM, Gravity, Ratios, EDC, Space Travel, Pluto, Kuiper belt, New Horizons
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Assessment,  Formative Assessment,  Student Center Activity
Resource Collection: Lake/Sumter MSP Secondary Science

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