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Rocket History Websites: Directions: Visit The Websites Listed Below and Answer The Questions. Use Complete

This document provides instructions for students to visit several websites about the history of rockets. It lists the websites and their URLs. It then provides 6 questions for students to answer in complete sentences using information from the websites. The questions ask about challenges early rocket pioneers faced, improvements that could be made to the student's vehicle, the purpose of early rockets, important rocket scientists and their contributions, and how Newton's laws apply to rocket flight.

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Rocket History Websites: Directions: Visit The Websites Listed Below and Answer The Questions. Use Complete

This document provides instructions for students to visit several websites about the history of rockets. It lists the websites and their URLs. It then provides 6 questions for students to answer in complete sentences using information from the websites. The questions ask about challenges early rocket pioneers faced, improvements that could be made to the student's vehicle, the purpose of early rockets, important rocket scientists and their contributions, and how Newton's laws apply to rocket flight.

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Directions: Visit the websites listed below and answer the questions. Use complete
sentences, proper grammar, and appropriate punctuation.

Rocket History Websites


 About Inventors – History of Rockets:
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blrockethistory1.htm

 NASA Glenn Learning Technology Project:


http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-
12/TRC/Rockets/history_of_rockets.html

 ALLSTAR Network: http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/AERO/rocket-history.htm

 David Newman – The History of Rockets: http://ffden-


2.phys.uaf.edu/211.fall2000.web.projects/I.%20Brewster/History.html

 Spaceline - http://www.spaceline.org/rockethistory.html

1. What challenges did the pioneers of aerospace face when designing and building
a vehicle similar to yours?

2. If given more time, what could have been changed on your vehicle to improve its
performance?

3. What was the purpose of early rockets?


4. Name three scientists that were important in the development of the rocket.
Briefly explain each scientist’s contributions.

5. List six facts that you learned about your vehicle from the history websites.

6. Explain how Newton’s laws apply to the flight of rocket.

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