NASA
Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Pop Can "Hero Engine"
This lesson has learners make water propelled engines using pop drink cans. Students will test the effectiveness of the engines and determine anything that affects the action.
NASA
Nasa: Rockets Educator Guide: Newton Car
This lesson gives students direction on how to experiment using gravity and force. Students will make a wooden car and use different forces to make the car propel.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Keeping an Eye on Ions
Discusses the development of a new rocket engine that operates by the ion propulsion as opposed to gas propulsion. Well written and great graphics!
NASA
Nasa Space Shuttle: Solid Rocket Boosters
A page describing the solid rocket boosters used on NASA's space shuttle. Physical characteristics of the booster rockets are discussed, and considerations critical to the effectiveness of the rocket engines are explained.
Michigan Reach Out
Nasa Trc: Liquid Bottle Rocket
This hands-on experiment has students launch a plastic pop bottle into "space!"
Michigan Reach Out
Nasa Trc: Match Stick Rocket
In this online lesson plan students can experience Newton's Laws of Motion in relation to rockets with this experiment.
Other
Wilkinson Family: Breaking the Sound Barrier
This resource provides pictures and other information to show just what breaking the sound barrier means.