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About Us

Launching Learners, LLC is an Atlanta, GA based small business devoted to bringing the joys of science to audiences of all ages through hands-on programs centered around the construction of model rockets. Launching Learners business philosophy focuses on the development of critical thinking skills and the reinforcement of basic interdisciplinary concepts. Doing so provides opportunities for participants (school-age through adult) to investigate, explore options,
test, and then receive a response These are core elements of the Scientific Process.
Launching Learners is owned and operated by Ed Anderson, a retired public school educator, science education consultant and United States Air Force veteran where he served as a weather observer and meteorologist.

Mission Statement

Launching Learners provides hands-on STEM based educational activities that are fun and engaging for audiences of all ages.

Program Descriptions

Rockets (ages 10+)

The construction and launch of model rockets is carefully designed to be a multi-disciplinary learning activity for ages 10 and up. Participants will apply critical thinking and mathematics skills as they work in teams or individually. These sessions are offered in several formats:

Level 1

Level 2

single stage rockets powered by a single engine (certain restrictions apply); some modeling experience helpful; moderate amount of gluing and measurement; sanding and sealing may be required; optional painting and pressure decals.
Session length: 3 to 6 hours

these are single stage rockets powered by a single engine; easily assembled with no modeling experience necessary; molded plastic or pre-aligned fins with most rockets; no painting and simple measuring and gluing. Concludes with single or group launches.
Session length: 90 minutes

There are additional levels (3 & 4) that require skills acquired through previous progressions.

All Ages

Our hands-on activities are drawn from many resources and some we have created ourselves. All are guaranteed to be engaging and fun while providing a valuable learning experience. The list below provides a sampling of the types of activities we offer. This includes film canister rockets, ground effect machines (skimmers & hovercrafts), innovative flying/gliding objects and others. Guaranteed to be both fun and educational.

Force and Motion

Activities in this series focus on Sir Isaac Newton’s Laws of Motion: 1). An object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it; 2). The force of an object is equal to its mass times acceleration; and, 3). For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. While these are statements of science they are also relevant to our everyday experiences. This will be shown through a series of hands-on activities utilizing toy cars, plastic connector tracks, stopwatches, and linear measurement devices.

1. Rolling On

participants apply Newton’s first law of motion by measuring the distance traveled and the elapsed time for a moving object. They will calculate the speed of the moving object and observe how the speed of a moving object changes on different surfaces. (60 minutes)

2. Great Race

participants will use gravity to accelerate cars and determine what factors affect the cars’ speed. They will calculate the average speed of a car rolling down a ramp. Compare the speed of a car to its starting height on the ramp. Introducing the concept of potential and kinetic energy. (60 minutes)