Aeronautics -- Come Fly with Us: Making Foam Rockets
Wednesday 01/11/2017
4:00 pm (Eastern Time)
FREE 1-hour Webinar
Educators in Grades 2-8

Teachers will facilitate while students design rockets made from pipe insulating foam and use them to investigate the trajectory relationship between launch angle and range in a controlled investigation. The launch of a foam rocket is a good demonstration of Newton’s third law of motion, we look forward to your modifications of this fun classroom activity!




Kelly is a NASA Education Professional Development Specialist at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. She works to support education in eleven East Coast states ranging from Virginia to Maine. Kelly started at NASA as an Informal Educator, which coordinated various programs and events intended to inspire teachers, students and families in grades K-8 in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) while bringing together NASA missions, engineers, and scientists at NASA Goddard’s Visitor Center. Prior to joining the education team at NASA, Kelly’s professional career consisted of 10 years of teaching Earth and Physical Sciences in various school systems and grade levels in the state of New Jersey. The districts have ranged from urban to suburban, as well as private and public schools. Outside of teaching in the United States, Kelly spent time during the summer as a volunteer English teacher in Costa Rica. She has pursued a career in teaching STEM and professional development workshops for NASA and has earned a Master’s degree in Science Leadership and Management.