3-2-1-LiftoffLeesburg Elementary fifth-grade teachers Steve Martin, Karen Kent, Stephanie Dymond, and Lindsay Mantz, along with resource teacher Rhonda Parvin and former Leesburg math teacher Jonathan Thompson, recently led a scientific investigation at Leesburg Elementary School. The students explored the relationship between the amount of water in a bottle rocket and the height of its flight. The project provided a cross-curricular connection among writing, math, and science. Students practiced essential math skills by measuring, timing, and rounding numbers to the nearest hundredths of a second while collecting data. They then used writing skills to reflect upon their initial hypotheses and document their scientific process.
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5th Grade Students at Leesburg Elementary: It's Water Rocket Science!
October 28, 2025