October 4-10 is World Space Week. This year’s theme is Rocket Revolution. Celebrate how space launch technology has changed from a few government-led programs of yesterday, to the fast-growing global ecosystem of tomorrow. Today, access to space has become more affordable than it was in the past. For this World Space Week, we encourage classrooms to host safe STEM events to inspire young astronomers and astronauts to reach for the stars. What makes a rocket successful? Is it the shape, the size, the materials, or something else? This Rocket Revolution STEM Challenge gives students the opportunity to explore these questions while putting the engineering design process into action. Instead of simply learning about rockets, students become engineers. They work through a cycle of Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, and Communicate—learning that successful designs rarely happen on the first try. Ask — What makes a rocket successful? Students begin by identifying the characteristi...
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