Common Core ELA Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.2: Determine the central ideas or
conclusions of a text; summarize complex concepts, processes, or
information presented in a text by paraphrasing them in simpler but
still accurate terms.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.11-12.3: Follow precisely a complex multistep
procedure when carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or
performing technical tasks.
Main challenge: Use an alternative way to move the Rocket up and Down
(Electrical force instead of fluid force).
Time: 45 mins Procedure:
- Students will disassemble the other parts of rocket launcher and think
how to use motor and gears to move the Rocket up and down.
- Students will learn more about different gears types and uses of each.
- Students will select the suitable gear type to be used on their
challenge.
- Students will apply the movement using Rack & Pinion gears.