As students go about their lives in school, many of them become disengaged and what they learn, they manage to forget by a few days. Many teachers have tried to find new ways of teaching that will engage students and help them retain what they have learned. Some of these ideas have worked well, while others do the opposite of what they are intended to achieve and disengage students even more. One activity that a few organizations, such as the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Core, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Girl Scouts, have begun to use is building model rockets. Model rockets have been a fun hobby for many young people for years; they find it fascinating to watch something they built rise hundreds of feet into the air and then, as the parachute deploys, see their masterpiece slowly return to them. All these clubs do is take this activity and use it to explain and teach the many concepts needed to launch the rocket. James Goll and Lindsay Wlkinson, professors at Edgewood University, once said that rockets could spark "class discussions on the chemical topics of homogeneity, intermolecular interactions, kinetics, thermodynamics and redox chemistry” (Goll and Wilkinson). Additionally, Sylvia Nolte (Ed. D., Estes Educator) said, “The rocket is a great way to teach the scientific concepts of aerodynamics and Newton's laws of motion. It integrates well with math for calculating formulas, solving problems, and determining altitude and speed. (Nolte)Science is an example where rockets help students in school. Chemistry, a branch of science, plays an important role in rocket construction due to the fact that the fuel is composed...... middle of paper ...... acts on the right surface, all by creating a shape that allows the rocket to do things the designer desires, such as being self-sustaining, rotating while descending to stay upright, or even just looking cool. These are just the tip of the iceberg of ways model rockets can help students. Model rockets are a way for any organization to help its members understand whatever it is they are trying to learn. Model rockets will keep students engaged, help them retain what they've learned, and allow teachers to teach in a new way. Works cited by Goll, James G. and Lindsay Wilkinson. “Teaching Chemistry Using October Sky.” Edgewood.edu. Edgewood College, nd Web. March 7, 2014 Nolte, Sylvia, Ed. D. “hysics and Model Rockets.” EstesEducator.com Ed. Thomas E. Beach, Ph.D., Tim V. Milligan, AE and Ann Grimm Corp, 20123. Web.. 2014