Blast Off: Ready, Set, Rocket! is a Wonder level curriculum kit with Science Unlocked. Take off and soar with this rocket physics kit in which students will study the connection between force and motion. They will reach new heights in their science knowledge by doing activities like making a tea bag fly, popping a film canister with gas, making a stomp rocket, and designing a space rover model.

"Blast Off" comes with a full-color Student Workbook and a detailed Teacher Guide. It is a phenomenon-based approach, designed to fully engage students in the topics of force and motion. Through a series of experiments, students will gain an understanding of how force and motion are closely connected and how this connection is used in science, technology, and society. This Wonder level kit will provide over 7 hours of learning, introducing your student to many foundational physics concepts.

The student will engage in these exciting activities:

1. Light a tea bag on fire and watch it take off
2. Make a mini popping rocket with Alka Seltzer
3. Make a stomp rocket to learn about distance, speed, and direction
4. Add paper clips to a straw rocket to find out how mass affects motion
5. Design a space rover model to move cargo on an imaginary planet's surface

Use "Blast Off" to answer questions such as:

• How does a rocket move upward?
• How does pressure make a rocket move?
• What's the connection between force and motion?
• What does mass have to do with the force needed to move an object?
• How can you design a device to push or pull things around obstacles?

Interested in learning more? Check out our Student Workbook Sample and Teacher Guide Sample!

Our Blast Off kit is a part of the Science Unlocked Wonder series and is recommended for grades K-2.

More Information

• The kit materials indicate that modeling dough is required in Activities 4 and 5, but it is not a required material, nor included in the kit. 
• Safety Information (SDS)

This kit contains:

• 2 Alka Seltzer Tablets
• 1 Cup
• 1 Foam Tray
• 1 Glue Stick
• 1 Pair of Goggles
• 1 Masking Tape
• 1 Box of Matches
• 20 Packing Peanuts
• 1 Box of Paper Clips
• 1 Bag of Pebbles
• 1 Plastic Bottle
• 1 Plastic Canister with Cap
• 1 Plastic Tube
• 1 Rubber Band
• 1 Sand
• 1 Steel Ball
• 1 Straw
• 1 Tea Bag
• 1 Tube Fitter
• 1 Vinyl Tubing

You will need to supply:

• 2 books
• Rocks, or other heavy objects
• Crayons
• Scissors

 

• Learning outcome: Burn, burst, stomp, and blow to make four different mini-“rockets” go! Test how pushes and pulls change the speed or direction of a moving object and design a space probe model.
• NGSS science standards alignment

• K-2-ETS1-1: Ask questions, make observations and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.
• K-2-ETS1-3: Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
• K-PS2-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths of different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
• K-PS2-2: Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.