Rocket Design and Native American Home Collaboration

The challenge: to design a paper rocket with a sheet of copy paper, scissors, and tape that will blast off and land further than anyone else's.

The manipulated variable is the length we decide to make the cylinder of the rocket.  Is longer better? 

Check out all three design teams!  Seems to be true!

We have finished studying 5 different regions where Native Americans settled.  We examined their climate, clothing, culture, and homes. After we planned what materials we would need, we brainstormed ideas on how to best use those materials to recreate their homes.  We quickly learned that collaboration takes patience, good communication skills, and a little give and take.  It wasn't enough to have a good idea, you had to convince others that it would work

 

 

 

 

 

 After two weeks of collaboration on these two projects there was one student who stood out.  Ayrianna earned the Captain of Character in Collaboration for her patience and ability to work well with just about anyone!  Congratulations, Ayrianna!