Scholars become rocket scientists as they take off on a journey exploring Newton's laws of motion. After learning the laws of motion, pupils design their own investigations using straw rockets. They highlight their literacy skills in a series of five tasks that lead to a complete lab report.

Concepts

newton's first law of motion, newton's laws of motion, newton's second law of motion, newton's third law of motion

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Hold a competition for the group designing the rocket that travels the farthest to provide added motivation
• Have peers review each other's writing and provide feedback for revision

Classroom Considerations

• Provides a link for acquiring materials for rockets

Pros

• Includes a rubric highlighting each section of a lab report and the scientific method
• Provides sample student work as an example

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.1 WHST.6-8.2.a WHST.6-8.2.b WHST.6-8.2.c WHST.6-8.2.d WHST.6-8.2.e WHST.6-8.2.f WHST.6-8.4 WHST.6-8.9