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Pre-Service Teachers
STEM Lesson
Spring 2009
6th Grade Lesson
Introduction
In this lesson, students will be able to stimulate the four STEM topics
and gain knowledge through each extended activity along with NASA
owned projects. In these activities, students are to generalize how the
activities all relate to the topic of the planned lesson. They will use a
hands-on experience to simulate a paper rocket prototype that
engineers follow in their preparation for moon exploration. Their
activities consist of building the rocket that is shown through
engineering, propulsion applied through a lesson of science.
Technology will consist of being able to describe how the
communication works through satellites. The mathematics lesson will
focused on measurements using units. They will also spend time
looking at the tools and materials they will use to make an exploration
successful and safe.
Materials
Heavy paper (60-110 index stock or construction paper)
Plastic 35 mm film canisters
Student sheets
Cellophane tape
Scissors
Effervescing antacid tablet
Paper towels
Water
Eye protection
Writing Paper
Average sized balloons
Colored markers
Dry erase board
Ruler
Tape
Objectives
Students will be able to:
Explain what propulsion is and how it is applied through
Isaac Newton’s third law of motion.
Explain how a nano rover communicates through satellite
connections.
Build a rocket, understanding how it is built and how each
part plays an individual role in making sure everything is
correct for take off.
Convert measurements through units and create a solar
scale of distance from the Earth to the moon.
Recite how many inches are in a foot, how many feet are in
a yard, and how many yards are in a mile.
Application of Engineering
Short Lecture for Engineering
– Wrap and tape a tube of paper around the film canister. (Paper should be wide
enough to circle around the canister) The lid end of the canister goes down!
– Tape fins to your rocket. (prefer trapezoid shapes)
– Roll a cone of paper and tape it to the rocket's upper end.
– Ready for flight
– COUNTDOWN
– Put on your eye protection.
– Turn the rocket upside down and fill the canister one-third full of water.
Work quickly on the next steps!
– Drop in 1/2 tablet.
– Snap lid on tight.
– Stand rocket on launch platform.
Steps of Process for Engineering Lesson
Step 1 Step 3
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Step 4
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After this
step,
Step 2 sit it flat for
take off…..
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Application of Science
Guided Instruction for Science:
Step 1
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Step 2
<<<<<
Step 3
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Release It!!
Application of Mathematics
Guided Instruction for Mathematics:
Step 3
>>>>>
Step 2
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Application of Technology
Guided Instruction for Technology: