Students will cut 2 strings of cardstock that are 30cm*20cm and 3cm*20cm. They will format the paper into 2 circles and tape them. Each hoop is palced and tape to the ends of a straw. Students will determine the distance and accuracy of the hoops by launching them into the air.
Activity type:
Extended learning/extracurricular activity
Number of sessions:
1
Amount of time for each session in hours:
1
Success story from the activity:
N/A
NASA resources used:
NASA Educational Resource
0
NASA Personnel
0
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 5-8, 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 Oktibbeha County School District: East Oktibbeha County High School needs assessment:
Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurement.
Content:
Science
Mathematics
Student investigations involved:
No
Was this activity influenced by any NASA professional development?: