Rocket science (secondary) | Energising Futures

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Science educational materials for UK students ages 4–11 linked to the curriculum, with accessible resources to bring science to life through real world challenges and careers links.

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Science teaching and learning materials for UK students aged 11–16 linked to the curriculum, with accessible resources to bring science to life through real-world challenges and careers links.

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Students learn about gravity, thrust, and air resistance, and apply their understanding by designing and testing their own high flying rocket.

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9-11

It’s rocket science presentation (primary)

Discover how NASA's Artemis program plans to return astronauts to the Moon and explore the forces that will get them there.

PowerPoint

11-14

Ready. Steady. Rocket science! Bottle rocket demo activity sheet (secondary)

Follow the instructions on this activity sheet to make and investigate a gas-propelled rocket using vinegar and bicarbonate of soda.

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11-14

Ready. Steady. Rocket science! Straw rocket racer activity sheet (secondary)

Whose straw rocket can fly the furthest? Use this activity sheet to investigate how changing a variable affects rocket launch.

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