Let's Have a Blast Building Rockets

School:: Oakridge Middle
Subject:: Stem
Teacher:: Laurel Andersen
Students Impacted:: 150
Grade:: 8
Date:: September 3, 2019

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

Suncoast Credit Union Foundation - $533.00

Impact to My Classroom

# of Students Impacted: 150

This project had very little impact on my 2019-2020 classroom. Students had just been assigned their teams, "named" their rockets, read instructions and checked their building kits. This occurred the day before Spring break... and we haven't been back to the classroom since.

Champions for Learning was gracious enough to allow this project to roll over. My new students for 2020 -2021 will be blasting into Science when we can return to school.

Original Grant Overview

Goal

My first goal for this rocketry project is to allow my students to display their understanding of force and motion concepts using real world models. My second goal is more social/ emotional, focused on helping my students understand the benefits of perseverance and grit.

What will be done with my students

This unit begins with a student viewing of the movie “October Sky” (about a disadvantaged group of boys who overcame many challenges to build a rocket and win the state science fair). Students will reflect on times they have displayed perseverance and/or GRIT in the past and when they might need to in the future.

The next step will be for students to apply the different aspects of STEAM as they craft unique scientific investigations using the concepts that we have learned in class.Finally, students will construct their rockets and test their hypothesis on launch day. Prior to launch, students can also employ the A in STEAM by decorating their rockets to their liking. On launch day, students will gather data and take a variety of measurements to analyze and discuss the flight results.

Benefits to my students

One hundred fifty students will benefit from participating in this project by gaining an opportunity to solve real world problems, that space agencies may actually encounter. by designing a unique scientific investigation. Students will also benefit by understanding that hard work, perseverance and grit can help them reach their goals for the future.

Budget Narrative

The students will be working in groups of 2 or 3. Each group will receive one rocket kit and an Estes engine.

Items

#	Item	Cost
1	Estes Rocket Class Pack x 6	$257.00
2	Estes Rocket Engine Bulk Pk x 6	$257.00
3	Super Glue Multi Pack (12) x 3	$19.00
	Total:	$533.00

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