NASA Propulsion: Rockets Away

Students explore Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction -- in this case mainly up, up and away The first section of the lesson plan provides a brief history of rockets and rocketry. The second section contains a variety of hands-on experiments that explore the concepts of rocketry using everything from soda pop cans to antacid tablets to launching rockets.

Activities are especially suited to grades 5-12 but can be adapted for lower grades.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1288296355
• ISBN13: 9781288296354
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Bibliogov
• Length: 44 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.4" x 9.7"