Air-Powered Rocketry STEM PBL Unit

STEM PBL Units enable students to make STEM connections locally and regionally by completing STEM projects and corresponding STEM PBL Activators. The framework of our STEM PBL Units includes a meaningful STEM challenge, authentic inquiry, student choice, applied development, and public engagement. Additionally, all STEM PBL Units contain 3-D printing connections, career connections, and alignment to the national career clusters.

In the Air-Powered Rocketry STEM PBL Unit, students are challenged to complete any of the three Activators chosen by them or the teacher. PBL Activators available include Straw Games, where students design a fun game for all ages; Bird Brigade, where students create an automatic bird scatterer for their community; and Straw Wars, where students participate in a simulated war using straw projectiles.

The unit comes with materials and equipment needed for a class of 24 students, a teacher’s guide containing activity details and instructions, and a guide with three STEM PBL Activators containing starter ideas, cross-curricular connections, a concept map, and career cluster alignment. A Getting Started with STEM PBL e-learning course comes with the purchase of a unit.

Click here to download a blank STEM PBL Planning Form.

Note: E-learning course access will be provided via email upon shipping confirmation.

What You’ll Get

• Air-Powered Rocketry STEM PBL Activators guide
• Straw Rockets Teacher’s Guide
• Straw Rocket Refill Packs
• 6 Straw Rocket Launchers
• Storage bin
• Labels

Air-Powered Rocketry STEM PBL Unit:

SKU: W46488

Length of Unit: 19-42 days

Tools and Materials Required: Scissors, ruler, and transparent tape

Type: Multi-Student STEM Units and Courses

Grades: 6-8