This course is deeply rooted in design thinking and engineering. Rocketry investigates what we know about force and motion, and the principles of flight. Some teachers have a fear of teaching Science, this course is designed to make you feel more comfortable with very complicated topics. Rocketry allows educators to comfortably explore Design Thinking and Rocketry to creatively incorporate this knowledge into their curriculum.
Educators will learn how to teach upper elementary to middle school students rocketry and design thinking. I suggest this material to be used with grades fifth through eighth. By the end of this course, they will feel comfortable to walk students through the research process for Isaac Newton, NASA, and concepts of flight and apply the research to their original designs in small groups.
The guiding question of this unit is… how can we grow as learners and STEAM educators to successfully deliver curriculum to students and apply the principles of flight to rocketry design?