Paper Rockets 

This lesson helps students prepare for the Next Generation Science Standards Performance Expectations.

This lesson focuses on these aspects of NGSS Three Dimensional Learning: Asking Questions, Developing and Using Models, Planning and Carrying Out Investigations, Analyzing and Interpreting Data, Using Mathematical and Computational Thinking, Constructing Explanations, Engaging in Argument from Evidence, Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information.

Below is the result of one group's data. The independent variable being the change in terms of design (pointed or flat) and the dependent variable being the distance, which they measured in inches.