Rocket for schools. This is rocket science: Rocketry Basics

Description

NASA. Rockets: A Teacher's Guide with Activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology. Johnson Space Center - Education working group, 38 pages.This publication was developed for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with the assistance of hundreds of teachers in the Texas Region IV area and educators of the Aerospace Education Services Program, Oklahoma State University.Writers: Deborah A. Shearer, Gregory L. Vogt, Ed.D. - Teaching from space program, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.Editor: Carla B. Rosenberg - Teaching from space program, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC.Special thanks to: Timothy J. Wickenheiser - Chief, Advanced Mission Analysis Branch, NASA Lewis Research Center; Gordon W. Eskridge - Aerospace Education Specialist, Oklahoma State University; Dale M. Olive - Teacher, Hawaii.Brief history of rocketsRocket principlesPractical rocketryRocket stability determinationLaunch vehicle family albumRocket timelineRockets for launching satellites and space probesRockets for sending astronauts into spaceConcepts for future vehiclesGlossaryNASA educational materialsSuggested readingElectronic resources