Experimenting with Model Rockets, Part 6: Preparing for Launch Day

Finish making rockets this week. After the rockets are completed, prepare the students for Launch Day.
To prepare for the day to launch the rockets, have each student bring their finished rocket to the front of the class and have them announce the name of their rocket and write this next to the student's name on the launch day record sheet. Then have the student describe their experiment to the class. 
Assign four students that would track the altitude the rocket ascends, two downwind and two upwind of the launch site.
Also gp over the procedure of the launch so they will understand how it would go.


sources and resources:
  • Experimenting with Model Rockets GEMS Teacher's Guide
  • Height-O-Meters GEMS Teacher's Guide
  • Exploring Creation with General Science, Jay Wile

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