Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Physical Science, Technology, Forces and Motion, Rocketry
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Traveling into space takes enormous amounts of energy. Using balloons and a fishing line, students demonstrate rocket staging that Johann Schmidlap first proposed in the 16th century.
Rocket Staging: Balloon Staging Educator Page [78KB PDF file]
Rocket Staging: Balloon Staging Student Page [97KB PDF file]
This activity is part of the Lunar Nautics Educator Guide.