Straw Rocket STEM Challenge (Forces & Motion)
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Grade Levels
K - 3rd, Homeschool
Subjects
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSK.CC.C.6
CCSSK.CC.C.7
CCSSK.MD.A.1
CCSSK.MD.A.2
CCSS1.MD.A.2
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
22 pages
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Rockets are always a student favorite! This STEM challenge pack includes a paper straw rocket activity, straw rocket engineering design challenge using a Pitsco launcher, student handouts, and extension problems on variable testing and test result comparison.
Topics covered in rocketry STEM challenge:
- Forces & motion
- Engineering Design Process
- Rocket history
- Comparing numbers
- Variables & testing
- Paper Rocket Activity: Students make a paper rocket with the template provided and then launch with a smaller straw.
- Straw Rocket Challenge: Students design and build a straw rocket to be launched with a Pitsco straw rocket launcher. Students test different variables to achieve the farthest flight distance.
- Variable Testing: Students test different variables to observe which configuration produces the longest flight distance. Students measure flight distance and use comparative language and >.<, = to compare test results.
This packet includes:
- Detailed educator guide with links to resources
- Student handouts including rocket history coloring page, forces on a rocket, & parts of a rocket
- Student recording packet for the design and testing phases of the engineering design process
- Math extension questions to compare test results.
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Total Pages
22 pages
Answer Key
Not Included
Teaching Duration
1 hour
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSK.CC.C.6
Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group, e.g., by using matching and counting strategies.
CCSSK.CC.C.7
Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.
CCSSK.MD.A.1
Describe measurable attributes of objects, such as length or weight. Describe several measurable attributes of a single object.
CCSSK.MD.A.2
Directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of”/“less of” the attribute, and describe the difference. For example, directly compare the heights of two children and describe one child as taller/shorter.
CCSS1.MD.A.2
Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the length measurement of an object is the number of same-size length units that span it with no gaps or overlaps.
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