The students will experiment with their rockets. Students will blow up their balloons to various sizes and watch how far their rockets travel. Students will record their various measurements. Students will then be able to determine that the amount of air in the balloon is relevant to the distance that the rocket travels. Students will then record all observations regarding their rockets.
Students wiil then come together as a large group.
The class rocket races will take place. Students wii discuss in large group their observations. Students will be able to relate observations to those of Newton's Law of Action and Reaction. Students will brainstorm as a class as to other objects that utilize the concepts of Newtons law. We encourage you to explore the original site .