Blast Off!! Learning STEM Principles through Rocketry!
My students need model rockets, engines, launch pads, fin guides, and an altimeter. Students will build the rockets as part of a cross-curricular STEM project that will teach how to measure trajectories, altitude, and engineering variables.
$665 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I teach at a T-STEM school within a school in a low-income/high poverty school district. My students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to always challenge and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.
My students are eager for new experiences, excited to learn and always willing to work on projects.
They like to create, they love to read, and they crave challenges. Many of them are being raised in single parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. These things may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not provide them with the life experiences many of us see as "typical". From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. I may not be able to control their home lives, however, I can certainly control their experience during the school day. By doing this in a creative and positive way, I am hopeful to inspire creative learners to continue on a path of academic excellence.
My Project
Being part of a TSTEM campus, students are expected to learn STEM principles in all disciplines. Every item purchased will aid in the instruction of those principles from teaching Newton's Laws of Physics to writing a letter to the astronauts at the International Space Station. These materials will also be used to introduce students (and especially female students) to the field of model rocketry.
This 'hobby' makes a great platform for teaching students mathematics, science, engineering, and technology.
Using these rocket kits and altimeters we can spark the interest of students in rocketry and then go on to have them work on teams and compete in our school's Rocketry Challenge which will not only task them with STEM skills but also with skills in project management, collaboration, and communication.
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