Rocketry For Educators

The purpose of this web page is to provide useful information about using model rockets in classrooms. Our goal is to give you pages on information that contain tips on teaching with rocketry, background technical information about model rockets, and things like: projects with model rockets, payloads, special educational rocket kits, how rockets work, safety guidelines, other link lists dealing with rocketry, organizations that support rocketry education, or working with large groups of kids.

Rockets are inspirational in ways that few things are. They provide a portal to the future, and can show a young mind what they can accomplish with skills developed through a STEM based education. Building and launching a model rocket can make an impact - we've seen it happen.

To help teachers through this process, we've created a ton of standards-based lesson plans. They target science, technology, engineering and mathematics while using model rockets to teach those skills. They are intended to be fun and exciting, all while secretly teaching them a whole lot about the world around them. We hope you, as an educator, find these resources to be helpful.

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In this document, you'll find a stockpile of resources that you can use in your rocketry unit
at school. There are great things like overhead transparency images, handouts, award certificates, coloring pages, and quizzes that you can print out and give to your students.
Pick and choose what works for you; the overhead transparencies will also work great in powerpoint presentations!

Teaching tips and curriculum This page will give you ideas on how to use rockets in your classroom, as well as a lot of links to other web sites that also contain information on rocketry education.

How to Start A School Rocketry Program - The feature article in this e-zine newsletter will tell you how to get started teaching rocketry, and what things are involved. (400K PDF)

Want to learn about rocketry from the experts? Check out all of the great articles in the Peak of Flight index.

• Information on getting started with model rocketry
• Design Tips
• Construction tips
• Finishing Tips
• Multi-stage and cluster motor rockets
• Rocket recovery systems
• Flying tips
• Tracking model rockets
• Launch pads and controller construction
• Payloads for rockets
• Model rocket launched gliders

• Rocket motion
• Predicting a rocket's altitude
• Rocket propulsion
• Rocket stability
• Rocket simulation computer programs
• Rocket terminology (glossaries)
• Rocket Aerodynamics (lift ad drag forces)
• Science fair projects

• More links for educators
• R&D Projects from members of the National Association of Rocketry These projects may give you some ideas for projects of your own.
• Philosophy and information behind this educational web site. Read why the Apogee Model Rocket Educational Guide is significantly different from other rocketry sites.

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