rocket - KATS

Table of Contents
Letter to Educators .......................... ii
A Pictorial History of Rockets .................. 1
What Comes Next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
How Rockets Work .......................... 19
Applying Newton’s Laws ...................... 24
Activities .................................. 30
National Standards Matrix .................. 31
Suggested Grade Levels ................... 33
Pop Can “Hero Engine” .................... 34
3...2...1...PUFF!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Heavy Lifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Newton Car ............................. 51
Rocket Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Pop! Rocket Launcher ..................... 63
Pop! Rockets ............................ 66
Foam Rocket ............................ 72
Launch Altitude Tracker .................... 80
High-Power Paper Rocket Launcher .......... 86
High-Power Paper Rockets ................. 91
Rocket Wind Tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Advanced High-Power Paper Rockets. . . . . . . . 103
Water Rocket Launcher .................. 109
Water Rocket Construction ............... 114
Project X-51 ........................... 118
Rocket Scientist Certificate ............... 138
Careers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Above and Beyond-Additional Explorations . . . 140
How High? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Science Fiction ...................... 144
Space Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Glossary ................................. 148
NASA Educational Resources ................. 149
Evaluation ............................... 151
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