Students use a planar model of a gravity well to create different orbital configurations around a central mass.

Students predict and observe what happens when two objects collide to model collisions in space.

Students will investigate the action-reaction principal (Newton's third law of motion) by creating water-propelled engines and changing different variables to see how their engines perform.

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

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

In this lesson, students build a paper helicopter, then improve the design and compare and measure performance.

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

Students design, build and program a robotic “super crawler” to transport a payload from a starting position to a target launch pad, deliver the payload in an upright position and return the robot to the starting point.

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