Mini Missions: Rocket Remix

Grades 4-12; 180 min

Topics Covered

Tracking Altitude, Modular Spacecraft, Engineering

Overview

Students will:

  • Apply the engineering design process to build and test model rockets.
  • Collect and analyze data on altitude and flight stability.
  • Explore how structure influences aerodynamics.

Materials

*Teacher Tip* The Mini Mod Bulk Pack comes with 12 ready-to-build rocket kits and 12 Mini AltiTraks™ in one convenient bundle!

Activity 1: Get to Know Your Mini AltiTrak™

Activity 2: Mini Mod Build and Launch

  • Estes Mini Mod rocket kit
  • Scale
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Yellow glue
  • Clear tape
  • Launch Pad with Controller
  • Estes® Engines: 1/2A3-2T, A3-4T, A3-6T, or A10-3T with Recovery Wadding, Starters, and Plugs
  • Mini AltiTrak™

Standards

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Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.

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Support an argument that the gravitational force exerted by Earth on objects is directed down.

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Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem.

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Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.

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Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration.

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