Materials List:
Strawkets and Thrust
https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_rockets_lesson03_activity1
Each student needs:
- 1 piece of letter-sized paper (8.5 x 11 inches), cut in half, resulting in 2 half-sized pieces each measuring 8.5 × 5.5 inches
- 1 pencil
- 1 drinking straw
- 1 cotton ball
- Thrust Quiz
- Thrust Analysis Worksheet
- Results from the Earth Math Sheet or Results from the Earth Math Sheet
For the entire class to share:
- target pictures of each of the nine planets: Inner Planets Target and Outer Planets Target
- cellophane tape provided in several dispensers
- tape or string, to mark a starting line
- Launch from the Earth Handout or Launch from the Sun Handout