Students develop spreadsheet models that describe the relationship between the mass of a spacecraft, the force acting on the craft, and its acceleration.

Students study rocket stability as they design, construct and launch paper rockets using soda straws.

In this video lesson, students learn to design, build and launch paper rockets, calculate how high they fly and improve their designs.

Students use the engineering design process to build a structure to handle the greatest load and gain first-hand experience with compression and tension forces.

Students construct balloon-powered rockets to launch the greatest payload possible to the classroom ceiling.