Learning to Control Variables with Model Rockets: A Neo-Piagetian Study of Learning in Field Settings.

The article cites a study that tested the effectiveness of a new program designed to teach children one critical procedure common to all scientific and technological disciplines in California. This program is a highly motivating set of activities in which the children design, build and launch model rockets. Included in the test sites were schools and nonschool youth groups including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, summer camps, 4H Clubs and recreation centers. The program is a sample neo-Piagetian study of learning in field settings that aims to control variables with model rockets.