Students design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.

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

Students modify a paper cup so it can zip down a line and drop a marble onto a target

Whip up a moon-like crater with baking ingredients as a demonstration for students.

Students build a rubber-band-powered rover that can scramble across the room.

Students gather data on a balloon rocket launch, then create a simple graph to show the results of the tests.

Students perform a simple science experiment to learn how a rocket works and demonstrate Newton’s third law of motion.

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

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