Venturer Program Grades 6-8 Aerospace

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The Venturer Aerospace Program Takes Middle Schoolers from Glider Design to Water Rocket Science

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Give twenty-four middle school students ten hours of hands-on aerospace exploration. Students design hang gliders, build and launch water rockets, and investigate Newton’s laws of motion through standards-aligned activities that any program leader can facilitate.

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Students Served: 24
Ten Hours of Content
Ten Hours of Content
Standards Aligned
Standards Aligned
No Experience Required
No Experience Required
Serves Twenty-Four Students
Serves Twenty-Four Students
WHAT'S INCLUDED
  • 24 Gliders STEM Boost Kit
  • 1 Water Rockets – Getting Started Package
  • 2 PENCILS (NO. 2) 12PC
  • 12 SCISSORS LEFTY/RIGHTY (5”)
  • 6 TAPE MEASURE (100’/30 M)
  • 12 RULER (12”) PLASTIC
  • 24 FOAMBOARD (3/16” X 11” X 17”)
SPECIFICATIONS & SAFETY
  • Quantity: 1
  • Students Served: 24 students
  • Curriculum Hours: 10
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Venturer Program Grades 6-8 Aerospace

Venturer Program Grades 6-8 Aerospace

$1,195.00
$0.00 $1,195.00

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Venturer Program Grades 6-8 Aerospace

Glide. Launch. Discover.

Middle school students explore advanced flight science through glider design and water rocketry, applying Newton’s laws and engineering design principles to real flight challenges.
Glider Design Engineering

Glider Design Engineering

Each student receives a Gliders STEM Boost Kit to design, build, and test hang glider models, investigating how wing shape, weight, and balance affect flight.

Water Rocket Science

Water Rocket Science

Students design and launch water rockets using the Getting Started Package, testing how water volume, air pressure, and fin design affect altitude and distance.

Newton’s Laws in Action

Newton’s Laws in Action

Every activity connects to Newton’s laws of motion, helping students see physics principles in real-time through their own flight experiments.

Data Collection and Analysis

Data Collection and Analysis

Students record flight distances, hang times, and launch angles, building skills in measurement, data analysis, and evidence-based reasoning.

What Students Will Do

Through ten hours of aerospace activities, students design flying machines and analyze their performance using real physics.
  • Design and build hang glider models to test aerodynamics
  • Launch water rockets and measure altitude and distance
  • Investigate how design variables affect flight performance
  • Apply Newton’s three laws of motion to real experiments
  • Collect and analyze flight data to support conclusions
  • Compete in launch distance and accuracy challenges

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Step 1—Unbox and Organize: Sort materials by subject area. Glider kits are individually packaged; the Water Rockets GSP is a class set.

Step 2—Choose Your Subject: Start with either Gliders or Water Rockets. Each includes multiple guided investigations.

Step 3—Follow the Lesson Plans: Step-by-step instructions, safety guidelines, and student data sheets included. No aerospace background needed.

Step 4—Facilitate and Observe: Guide students through design-build-launch cycles. Activities work with twenty-four students.

Step 5—Assess and Celebrate: Host a launch competition and use data analysis activities to demonstrate learning.

Forces, Motion, and Flight

The Venturer Aerospace program builds deep understanding of Newton’s laws, aerodynamics, and engineering design through hands-on flight experiments. Students develop science practices including designing investigations, collecting data, analyzing results, and constructing arguments from evidence.

Activities align with NGSS for grades 6–8 in physical science (forces and motion, energy) and engineering design. Crosscutting concepts include cause and effect, systems, and stability and change.

Career connections include aerospace engineer, physicist, pilot, and flight test engineer.

Why Teachers Love the Venturer® Program Grades 6–8 Aerospace

Ten Hours of Guided Content

Ten Hours of Guided Content

Two in-depth subject areas deliver ten hours of structured, standards-aligned aerospace science.

No Aerospace Background Needed

No Aerospace Background Needed

Complete lesson plans with safety protocols let any educator lead water rocket launches with confidence.

Water Rocket Excitement

Water Rocket Excitement

Water rockets create dramatic, high-energy launches that generate real excitement and keep students coming back to your program.

Individual Glider Kits

Individual Glider Kits

Every student builds their own glider, ensuring full participation and individual experimentation with flight variables.

Physics Made Tangible

Physics Made Tangible

Students experience Newton’s laws firsthand through their own experiments rather than reading about them in textbooks.

Backed by Fifty Years

Backed by Fifty Years

Pitsco has been trusted by educators for hands-on STEM since 1971.

"Your curriculum is deeper. You deliver 21st-century skills that truly teach kids how to not just look at the content but also be able to communicate and work collaboratively. And there is no comparison to your customer service."

—Cary Johnson, K-12 Director of Innovation and Technology, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, CA

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between Venturer and Voyager?

Venturer programs include ten hours of content across two subjects. Voyager programs expand to twenty hours with additional rubber band planes and AP Rockets and Gliders. Both serve twenty-four students.

Do water rockets require special equipment?

The Getting Started Package includes everything needed for safe water rocket launches. You will need access to water and outdoor space.

Is outdoor space required?

Water rocket launches require outdoor space. Glider activities can be done indoors in a gymnasium or large room.

Are the kits reusable?

Glider kits include consumable building materials. The Water Rockets GSP equipment is reusable across multiple launches and program cycles.

Is this aligned to education standards?

Yes. Activities align with NGSS for grades 6–8 in forces and motion, energy, and engineering design.

Can I run this as a one-week camp?

Yes. Ten hours fits well into a one-week camp format with two-hour daily sessions. Water rocket launch day makes an excellent final event.