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