3rd Grade Rockets

Today's Job:

Divide into rocket science groups.

You should be able to answer the following questions (and more) for your specialization:

• Medical specialist
• What need to be inside the space craft for health?
• How will astronauts survive?
• What are some ways people can eat and live?
• Historian
• What were some of the first rockets?
• What is similar between older models and current models?
• What changes have occurred with rockets over time?
• Engineer
• What are the different types of rocket designs?
• How does shape effect drag, thrust etc. 
• What are the parts of the rocket?
• Physicist
• What sort of materials are used in building rockets?
• How does a rocket engine work?
• How long and how fast does a rocket need to go to escape Earth's gravity?

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Here are some links to get you started.

How Astronauts survive in space:

Historical Rocket Gallery:

Rocket Gallery:

Parts and Materials of a Rocket :