Stage 2 rockets
Jennifer Reed-Taunton will do a NASA-based stage 2 rocket activity with fourth and fifth graders.
Activity type:
NASA staff classroom visit
Number of sessions:
2
Amount of time for each session in hours:
1
Success story from the activity:
The students loved this activity! It was great for students to have an engineering challenge and to see how engineers solve problems. We are thinking of using this activity for a family night.
NASA resources used:
NASA Educational Resource 0 NASA Personnel 1 Item(s) purchased with NES grant money 0 NASA/NES funded/provided workshop/conference 0 Visit to a NASA facility 0
Support from additional participants:
Team member K-4, Team member 5-8, Pre-Service Educators, K-4, 5-8
Primary performance objective:
Increase student ability to apply science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and geography concepts and skills in meaningful ways.
Needs:
This activity addresses these needs as defined in the Northeast Nodaway School District: Northeast Nodaway Elementary School needs assessment: Apply and adapt a variety of appropriate strategies to solve problems.
Content:
Science Technology Engineering
Student investigations involved:
Yes Students were challenged to create a stage 2 rocket using 2 balloons, a rubber band, and a clip. Students were to be able to get their alien to a party on Mars.
Was this activity influenced by any NASA professional development?:
No

 

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