Summary
A full Ready Jet Go! episode on PBS LearningMedia. The kids build and launch their own model rockets, learning what makes a rocket go up and how to make a launch work. A fun introduction to rocket engineering.
Viewer safety
All ages
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
The Rocket Kids design, build, and launch — and learn what it really takes to get a rocket off the ground.
- What does a rocket need to lift off the ground?
- What did the kids change to make their rocket work better?
- Why do engineers test a rocket before a real launch?
- What would you name your own rocket?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: rocket, launch, engineer, design, test.
Try it: Draw your own rocket. Label the part that pushes it up and the part where you would ride.