3…2…1…Blast Off!
Discover the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.
Bookable Group Program
Tickets:
Additional Fee
Age:
8 and up
Length:
30 minutes
Explore potential and kinetic energy and test Newton’s Laws of Motion. Students have a blast using a Newton cart to propel their understanding of force and rocket propulsion.
About Group Programs
Programs are explorations where participants watch and engage with a Science Center educator who showcases amazing scientific experiments to guests.
3…2…1…Blast Off! is designed for grades 4–8.
Virginia Standards of Learning:
- 4th Grade: 2
- Fifth Grade: 2 and 3
- Physical Science: 8
North Carolina Standard Course of Study:
- Physical Science: 4.1 and 5.2
