It was an exciting afternoon at Heathcote School today! The rocketry teams in our class launched their first rocket iterations with some pretty interesting results.
This fantastic project combined design process learning along with research around Newton's Laws of Motion. Students were required to investigate the three laws as they applied to blasting bottle rockets. Based on their learning, they were able to plan, design, and create the rockets they launched today. After collecting data, they were able to discuss and troubleshoot plans for a second iteration for next week.
Though not every group had a successful launch, I was so proud of how our class cheered each other on. Every group recognized the contributions of all, and inspired classmates to try again. Our successes were class successes, and our challenges were class challenges.
We move forward by helping each other!
I look forward to seeing what our second launch brings! Many thanks to the parents who came for their patience and support. And, a big shout out to Ms. Boyer for her help and expertise! We couldn't do it without you!
