What You'll Do
Launch a mission to the moon with your own air-powered rocket. Engineer a powerful paper launch tube and rocket, testing the body, nosecone and fins to see how each element affects your flight. Be determined to keep your mission on track even if your rocket doesn’t fly as far as you imagined at first. Try blasting off with a payload of pennies, redesigning and retrying until your rocket is moon mission-ready.
What You'll Need
Materials
- 6+ sheets of standard-size paper (any type or color)
- Tape (any type)
- Scissors
- 2 pennies
- 1 set of drawing tools (markers, colored pencils)
Technology
- Computer or tablet with speaker and camera
- Internet access
- Zoom application installed, signed in with child’s name
What You'll Take Away
- Computer or tablet with speaker and camera
- Internet access
- Zoom application installed, signed in with child’s name
- Unmuted (the instructor will manage class muting/unmuting)
Join The Community
The last step in the Galileo Innovator’s Process is share. Great learning can come from sharing successes and failures—to solidify your own experience as an innovator and to inspire others.
ELL
Some bilingual staff & support for multilingual families.
Special Needs
Support for Students with Special Needs (Oakland Camp Director has a Masters in Special Education).
Deals
Yes. Every year, we award thousands of weeks of specially priced camp through our financial assistance program. Apply on our Financial Assistance page. Scholarships available.