NASA Rockets: Forces and Motion in Your Classroom

Issued by Texas State University Continuing Education

Rockets are an exciting way for students to learn about forces and motion in the classroom. On completion of this badge, you will have successfully selected a NASA STEM rockets activity, developed a lesson plan and implemented that lesson with your students. Estimated Time to Complete 6.0 hours.

Type Learning
Level Foundational
Time Hours
Cost Free

Additional Details

Skills

Earning Criteria

(1) Explore the provided NASA Rocketry STEM resources, Rockets (K-12), 3-2-1 Liftoff! (K-2) educator guides & Stomp Rockets (4-9) activity. The educator resources explored, select an activity, appropriate to the grade level you teach, that will guide your students in a better understanding of forces & motion. (2) Develop a lesson plan integrating your selected activity. (3) Prepare & present your lesson to your students and provide visual evidence of the students' participation in the lesson.

Standards

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

K-PS2-1 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions; 3-PS2-1 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions; MS-PS2-2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions.