Build a Soda Straw Rocket with The Dream Rocket Project

Ewalt Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas
Dream Rocket Day: May 1, 2012

Print off instructions at https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3VmmD_bi9xPN3I5YzRCYUVUV1E

View photo's of students making straw rockets and having fun on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedreamrocket/sets/72157629779163118/

TOUCHDOWN  / Design Squad Challenge / The Dream Rocket Project

Ewalt Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas
Dream Rocket Day, May 1, 2012

Design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.

Print instructions at https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3VmmD_bi9xPdDA3S2ZrV2pHclU

End of the Day - Patches, Certificates, and Moon-pies, oh my!

Ewalt Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas
May 1, 2012 - Dream Rocket Day

At the end of the school day, every student at Ewalt Elementary received a Dream Rocket Patch, Certificate of Participation, and a moon-pie, oh my.

Thanks goes to Ellen Luckoski (Art Teacher) for designing these awesome certificates!

To print your own go to https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3VmmD_bi9xPdS00Uy1KVGptMHM

View more photo's on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedreamrocket/sets/72157629775530292/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'My Space Rocket Project' at Ewalt Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas

Dream Rocket Day: May 1, 2012

Details and Credits coming soon....

View more images on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedreamrocket/sets/72157629774101114/

To print project documents go to https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3VmmD_bi9xPaWJ4Z3o4RWdwZ1U

This project is a spin off of another called "Launch Time", but in this version the teachers printed a Saturn V on the template and created a form for the students to print out. You can find more about "launch time" on NASA's website at http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/3-2-1.Liftoff.html

Charlene Jesser (art teacher) just notified me that Augusta, Kansas will be submitting around 80 artworks tomorrow!  Yay

Created by Grandma's Child Development Center, LLC (Pre-School) in Atlanta, Georgia
Title: Little Helpers
Dream Theme: Birth of A Dream
Organization: Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
Coordinator: Rachel Towns
What places in your community would you like us to display artwork submissions? Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Materials and Techniques Used: Fun Foam, yarn, markers, and muslin
Participants: Ms. Thomas, Amy, Ta'-Ja, Damin, Ellasyn, Avon, Jarius, Madison, Destiny, Jestus, Tawana, and Rachel

Created by Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary from Atlanta, GA
Title: Dream Big
Dream Theme: Birth of A Dream
Organization: Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
Coordinator: Rachel Towns
What places in your community would you like us to display artwork submissions? Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Materials and Techniques Used: Paint, fabric and markers

Created by Kennedy Elementary, Kidazzle Child Care, and Alonzo Herndon Elementary in Atlanta, GA
Title: My dream job
Dream Theme: Birth of A Dream
Organization: Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
Coordinator: Rachel Towns
What places in your community would you like us to display artwork submissions? Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Materials and Techniques Used: Paint, Fabric and markers

Created by Dean Rusk Head Start YMCA Academy
Title: When we grow up
Dream Theme: Birth of A Dream
Organization: Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
Coordinator: Rachel Towns
What places in your community would you like us to display artwork submissions? Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Materials and Techniques Used: Paint, fabric and markers

Thank you Michael Hill for signing up Nemaha Valley High School
to participate in the Dream Rocket Project!

How Lovely…
Linzzi was unpacking artworks returned from St. Mary’s Grade School and Rossville Elementary School when we found a whole folder full of Thank You Notes!
I have decided they would be best put to use laminated and assembled into Dream Rocket Panels.
It may take us a bit longer to get through then all but I thought for the moment that I would share a few.

Thank you to Nadine Fisher for all your hard work and efforts to make all of this possible.

I wish that laminate would photograph better, sorry about the quality.

Ewalt Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas

May 1, 2012 
Dream Rocket Game Show: Are your teachers smarter than this 5th grader?
Hosted by - Mrs. Lulu McLunar (Brenda McCoskey, 3rd grade teacher)
-Thank you to Jessica Boyer, 3rd grade teacher, for video taping this game show. 

View more 'Game Show' questions and images on Flickr at http://www.flickr.com//photos/thedreamrocket/sets/72157629950807085/show/

Winner, Ashley, 5th Grader

Q: Which is the only planet that rolls round the sun on its side, instead of spinning like top?Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Pluto
Q: Which Planet is known as the Red Planet? 
Q: What are the names of the robots in Star Wars that help Luke Skywalker? R2D2 and C3PO, R2D2 and K9, C3PO and Autobot
Q: Name the heaviest object ever launched into space? Ariel, a satellite / Salyut, a space station / Luna, a space craft / Skylab, a space station
Q: Where is the world's largest radio telescope? Brazil, Chile, Puerto Rico, Mexico
Q: From which language did the word "galaxy" originate? Greek, Latin, Russian, English
Q: How many stars does the Milky Way Galaxy contain? 1,000 million / 10 million / 100,000 million / 1,000,000 million
Q: What are asteroids? A big galaxy, A great comet, Shooting stars, Small planets
Q: Who said "Beam me up Scotty"? Darth Vader, Captain James T Kirk, Captain Jean Luc Picard, Toda
Q: Where can you find the world's most famous meteorite crater? Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Alaska
Q: Who wanted to "phone home"? Mr. Kohlman, ET, Darth Vader, George Jetson
Q: M&M's were first selected by astronauts to be included in their food packages, in what year? 1974, 1965, 1981
Q: Does the sun orbit (go round) the earth? Yes / No
Q: Who went back to the future? Optimus Prime, Yoda, Marty McFly, Harry Potter
Q: Can humans breath normally in space, like they do on Earth? Yes / No
Q: Who said "to infinity and beyond"? Jessie the cowgirl, Buzz Light Year, Sheriff Woody, Slinky the dog
Q: Which if these was a planet when Mr. Clark was a boy but isn't any more? Neptune, Uranus, Earth, Pluto
Q: The top 5 foods that astronauts enjoy are? 
1. Potato chips, soft drinks, pizza, ice cream and M&M's 
2. Shrimp cocktail, lemonade, steak, M&M's and brownies 
3. Fish, sliced bread, pudding, tortillas and ice cream


Learn more about the Dream Rocket Project at www.thedreamrocket.com

Created by 1st Grade Students in Mrs. Holgerson’s class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Special Engine”
Dream Theme: Space
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction paper

Created by 1st Grade Students in Mrs. Ritter’s class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Blast off to the Moon”
Dream Theme: Space
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction paper

Created by 1st Grade Students in Mrs. Morris’s Class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Airplane”
Dream Theme: Space
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction Paper

Created by 2nd Grade Students in Mrs. Pilgrim’s Class at Meadowlark Elementary School in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Spaceship”
Dream Theme: Space
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction Paper

Created by 2nd Grade Students in Mrs. Nash’s Class at Meadowlark Elementary School in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Dream Bird”
Dream Theme: Nature / Conservation
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction Paper

Created by Students at Meadowlark Elementary School in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title:
Dream Theme: Nature / Conservation
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction Paper

Created by 5th Grade Students in Mrs. Higdon’s Class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Mr. Tree’s Raindrops”
Dream Theme: Nature / Conservation
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction Paper

Created by 2nd Grade Students in Mrs. Jordan’s class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Jordan’s Hawk”
Dream Theme: Nature and Animals
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction paper

Created by 3rd Grade Students in Mrs. Campion’s class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Jungle Bird”
Dream Theme: Nature and Animals
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction paper

Created by 3rd Grade Students in Mrs. Neuschafer’s class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Rocket Owl”
Dream Theme: Nature and Animals
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction paper

Created by 5th Grade Students in Mrs. Whitesell’s Class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Tree”
Dream Theme: Nature / Conservation
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction Paper

Created by 4th Grade Students in Mrs. Kampfe’s Class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Swirl Tree”
Dream Theme: Nature / Conservation
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction Paper

Created by 4th Grade Students in Mrs. Layton’s Class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Geometric Tree”
Dream Theme: Nature / Conservation
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction Paper

Created by 3rd Grade Students in Mrs. Hogarty’s class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Nature’s Owl”
Dream Theme: Nature and Animals
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction paper

Created by 5th Grade Students in Mrs. Vanderbilt’s Class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Ener-tree”
Dream Theme: Nature / Conservation
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction Paper

Created by Kindergarten students in Mrs. Frazier’s class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Conservation: leave a small print”
Dream Theme: Conservation
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction Paper

Created by 4th Grade Students in Mrs. Hunt’s class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Firey Night”
Dream Theme: Nature and Conservation
Materials & Techniques Used: Oil Pastels and Construction paper

Created by Kindergarten students in Mrs. Wentzel’s class in Salina, Kansas
School: Meadowlark Elementary School
Location: Salina, Kansas
Organizer and Teacher: Dena Ebel and Sue Banker
Title: “Conservation: leave a small print”
Dream Theme: Conservation
Materials & Techniques Used: Finger Paint: powder paint and finger paint, Construction paper, Water colors

Created by Paul Laurence Dunbar School (Pre-K) from Atlanta, GA
Dream Theme: Birth of A Dream
Organization: Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
Coordinator: Rachel Towns
What places in your community would you like us to display artwork submissions? Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Materials and Techniques Used: canvas, marker and paint

Created by Ashby Street Learning Academy in Atlanta, Georgia
Dream Theme: Birth of A Dream
Organization: Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
Coordinator: Rachel Towns
What places in your community would you like us to display artwork submissions? Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Materials and Techniques Used: Paint, white fabric and markers

Created by Magnificent Daycare Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia
Title:
Dream Theme: Birth of A Dream
Organization: Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
Coordinator: Rachel Towns
What places in your community would you like us to display artwork submissions? Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Materials and Techniques Used: Felt, markers, and mixed media
Participants:

Created by Visionary Learning Academy from Atlanta, GA
Title: Dream, it’s natural
Dream Theme: Birth of A Dream
Organization: Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
Coordinator: Rachel Towns
What places in your community would you like us to display artwork submissions? Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Materials and Techniques Used: Felt, mixed media, and markers
Participants: Monica, Romello, Reenald, Christyanna, Nina, Mekhi, Aviance, Demya, Jayden, Chase L., Jasmine, Quantravious, Corinna, Leah, Journey, Za’niyah, Dream, Dillon, Chase R., Tayvon

Created by C.L. Gideons Elementary School from Atlanta, Georgia  
Title: When we grow up
Dream Theme: Birth of A Dream
Organization: Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
Coordinator: Rachel Towns
What places in your community would you like us to display artwork submissions? Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Materials and Techniques Used: Paint, fabric, laminated paper

Created by Magnificent Day School in Atlanta, Georgia
Title: My Dream/When I grow up
Dream Theme: Birth of A Dream
Organization: Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta
Coordinator: Rachel Towns
What places in your community would you like us to display artwork submissions? Hartsfield Jackson Airport
Materials and Techniques Used: Fun Foam, yarn, markers, and muslin
Participants: Gregory, Malachi, Elier, Romarcus, Imani, Kassidy, Lequavias, Casani, Saterah, Christopher, Amani, Amira, Cashis, Andy, Beatriz, Mahogany, Takira

Created by St. Mary’s Elementary School in St. Mary’s, Kansas AND Rossville Grade School in Rossville, Kansas
What is the story behind these artworks?
These artworks were created during a week long visit to work with Mrs. Nadine Fisher (art teacher) and her students at St. Mary’s and Rossville Elementary School from Monday February 6 thru Friday February 10, 2012. In total 550 students had and opportunity to participate from grades K thru 6th.

Artwork Number 1:
Created by Brittany Willsey
Title: Have fun with Music
Dream Theme: Music
Why does this theme matter to you? Because I love Music and world peace!
What is your favorite subject in school? P.E. Because it’s really fun
If you could pick any place in the world for this artwork to be displayed, what places would you pick? The Moon

Artwork Number 2:
Created by Alex Michoers
Title: I love Music
Dream Theme: Music
Why does this theme matter to you? I like Music
What is your favorite subject in school? P.E
If you could pick any place in the world for this artwork to be displayed, what places would you pick? Museum

Artwork Number 3:
Created by Clarysta Hess
Title: Interested in music
Dream Theme: Music
Why does this theme matter to you? Because music is my life and I love it.
What is your favorite subject in school? Well it really isn’t I just like other music other than that music.
If you could pick any place in the world for this artwork to be displayed, what places would you pick? Either Paris or Japan

Artwork Number 4:
Created by Brandon Rathbun
Title: Music
Dream Theme: Music
Why does this theme matter to you? It’s my favorite
What is your favorite subject in school? P.E
If you could pick any place in the world for this artwork to be displayed, what places would you pick? Music Room

Created by 2nd Graders at Robinson Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas
School: Robinson Elementary School
Location: Augusta, Kansas
Home Room Teacher: Mrs. Vanderhoof
Organizer and Art Teacher: Mrs. Jesser
Title: Subway
Dream Theme: Moving: Moving to our new dream school.
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic on Canvas
Participants: 20 Students

Created by 1st Graders at Robinson Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas
School: Robinson Elementary School
Location: Augusta, Kansas
Home Room Teacher: Ms. Stoops
Organizer and Art Teacher: Mrs. Jesser
Title: Robinson’s Dream School
Dream Theme: Moving: Moving to our new dream school.
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic on Canvas
Participants: 20 Students

Created by 1st Graders at Robinson Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas
School: Robinson Elementary School
Location: Augusta, Kansas
Home Room Teacher: Ms. Finkbiners
Organizer and Art Teacher: Mrs. Jesser
Title: Music Rocks
Dream Theme: Music
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic on Canvas
Participants: 17 Students

Created by Kindergarteners at Robinson Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas

School: Robinson Elementary School

Location: Augusta, Kansas

Home Room Teacher: Ms. Terry

Organizer and Art Teacher: Mrs. Jesser

Title: Moving with Boxes

Dream Theme: Robinson’s Changing

Other Notes: K drew our faces and a box to carry things in!

Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic on Canvas

Participants: 20 Students

Created by Kindergarteners at Robinson Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas
School: Robinson Elementary School
Location: Augusta, Kansas
Home Room Teacher: Ms. Jonker’s
Organizer and Art Teacher: Mrs. Jesser
Title: Are on the Move!
Dream Theme: Community
Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic on Canvas
Participants: 20 Students

Created by 5th Graders at Lincoln Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas
 

School: Lincoln Elementary School
 

Location: Augusta, Kansas

Home Room Teacher: Mrs. Lowers

Organizer and Art Teacher: Mrs. Jesser

Title: Lincoln Leopard’s on Top of the World

Dream Theme: Lincoln Pride World Wide

Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic on Canvas

What is our artwork about? Working Together

Participants: 17 Students

Created by 5th Graders at Lincoln Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas

School: Lincoln Elementary School

Location: Augusta, Kansas

Home Room Teacher: Mrs. Koehn

Organizer and Art Teacher: Mrs. Jesser

Title: Leopard Paw Print on World

Dream Theme: Lincoln Pride World Wide

Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic on Canvas

What is our artwork about? We all leave our print on the world.

Participants: 19 Students

Created by 3rd Graders at Lincoln Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas

School: Lincoln Elementary School

Location: Augusta, Kansas

Home Room Teacher: Mrs. Taylor

Organizer and Art Teacher: Mrs. Jesser

Title: Team Players

Dream Theme: Lincoln Pride World Wide

Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic on Canvas

What is our artwork about?

Participants: 20 Students

Other Notes: We like Basketball!!!

Created by 3rd Graders at Lincoln Elementary School in Augusta, Kansas

School: Lincoln Elementary School

Location: Augusta, Kansas

Home Room Teacher: Mrs. Bowman

Organizer and Art Teacher: Mrs. Jesser

Title: We Love Lincoln

Dream Theme: Community

Materials & Techniques Used: Acrylic on Canvas

What is our artwork about? Participants: 18 Students

Created by Adelphi University Artistic Development Course in Garden City, New York
Art Teacher: Courtney Weida
Title: Visions of Art Education
Dream Theme: Education
Materials and Techniques Used: Recycled and repurposed fabric and yarn
What is your artwork about? We conceptualized art education symbols and messages.
What other projects could we do? Perhaps wrapping parts of cities to make a sort of fiber park?
Participants:
Xingcheng Zhu
Elise Cataldo
Diana Gong
Curtis Widem
Randolph Finger
Nicole Leyland
Kerri Webb
Vivien Hubert
Ashley Maxwell
Linda Haas Kane

Created by Students at Cheney High School in Cheney, Kansas
 

Art Teacher: Shawny Montgomery
 

Title: “Make Art Not War”

Dream Theme: ART

Materials and Techniques Used: Paper and Mixed Media

Thank you to Beth Heit from Hewlett, NY for signing up SKA Girls High School to participate in the Dream Rocket Project!

Created by St. Mary’s Elementary School in St. Mary’s, Kansas AND Rossville Grade School in Rossville, Kansas
What is the story behind these artworks?
These artworks were created during a week long visit to work with Mrs. Nadine Fisher (art teacher) and her students at St. Mary’s and Rossville Elementary School from Monday February 6 thru Friday February 10, 2012.
In total 550 students had and opportunity to participate from grades K thru 6th.
















Artwork Number 1:
Created by Keagan Hurla
Title: Rainbow Rocket
Dream Theme: Science
Why does this theme matter to you? The technology that created rockets
What is your favorite subject in school? Science, we do experiments and have a lot of fun.
If you could pick any place in the world for this artwork to be displayed, what places would you pick? Paris

Artwork Number 2:
Created by Dalton Willsey
Title: Frogs, Rockets, Dogs
Dream Theme: Science
Why does this theme matter to you? That the Earth can be a better place.
What is your favorite subject in school? Recess, because you get to play and run.
If you could pick any place in the world for this artwork to be displayed, what places would you pick? Lawrence

Artwork Number 3:
Created by Vincint Mallot
Title: Space Alien
Dream Theme: Science

Artwork Number 4:
Created by Marie Smith
Title: Rossville
Dream Theme: Science