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West Islip Students Work On Rocket Design Project
The students used virtual reference sources to research the best designs for rockets and named their companies.
Andrea Miller’s class at West Islip’s Beach Street Middle School recently worked on a rocket design project. The students used virtual reference sources to research the best designs for fins, nose cones and the rocket body sections, and then created a name for their company.
After they collaborated to choose the best designs, they produced a slide show with an explanation of their choices. Once the slide show was complete and the designs created, they made and launched actual rockets. After the launch, the class assessed the designs.
Photo courtesy of the West Islip School District
