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ERIC Number: EJ540112
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0887-2376
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Rockets Away!
Kaahaaina, Nancy
Science Scope, v20 n6 p14-17 Mar 1997
Describes a project that involved a rocket-design competition where students played the roles of McDonnell Douglas employees competing for NASA contracts. Provides a real world experience involving deadlines, design and performance specifications, and budgets. (JRH)
Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Partnerships in Education, Role Playing, School Business Relationship, Science Activities, Science Projects, Simulation, Space Sciences
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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