1. Lesson 7 Rocket Contest
In the previous activity, students had the opportunity to create a rocket that flew at least 5 meters and land within ½ meter of a target. In this activity, student teams compete to see which team has created the most accurate and longest-flying rocket.
Before Class:
Have materials ready to share with class
Determine where students will launch their rockets for the contest.

2. MAKE OUR TEAM ROCKET Students will: Demonstrate their toy rockets
Test their rockets against rockets built by other teams
Explore the elements of the rocket that stays in the air the longest
Reflect on what they’ve learned

3. During Class: Present the Activity: 5 minutes
Explain to teams that they will have the opportunity to compare their rocket’s performance to the rockets built by the other teams. As a class, decide how many times each team’s rocket will be launched.
Discuss how you will determine the winner of the contest, considering that there will be both distance flown and accuracy data.
Student Exploration: 30 minutes
Test rockets - have each team record its data on a separate reproducible master. (RM 11)
Sharing and Interpreting: 15 minutes Ask a representative from each team to share the total scores (distance, hits, and misses) for their rocket and record the scores on chart paper or a whiteboard. Announce the winning rocket or rockets based on the criteria determined by the class. Ask students to write and reflect about one thing they learned in this challenge and to include it in their science notebook. (RM 12 and 13)