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Activity
Rocket Part Memory Match
Make a memory game with real rocket parts and learn what each does.
45 min Easy
📋 What You'll Need
- •Printouts of rocket parts (booster, fairing, capsule, engine, payload)
- •Cardstock or index cards
- •Scissors
- •Glue
👣 Step by Step
🔍 What to Observe
- •Which parts were easiest to remember?
- •What does each part do?
- •Which part would you most want to see in person?
💡 Tips & Safety
- •The booster pushes the rocket up, the fairing protects the payload, the capsule holds astronauts.
- •The engine burns fuel to make thrust, and the payload is what the rocket is carrying.
- •Falcon 9 boosters fly back and land — that's why they're reused.