Pitsco’s Water Rockets activity is an alternative to solid-fuel rocketry. Students construct rockets using 20-ounce bottles for engines. With the addition of fins, a body tube, and a nose cone, this rocket flies great. Using different volumes of water, it is determined which volume is optimal . . .
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To engage students in understanding rocket flight and the forces that act upon flight, students build and launch three straw rockets. The first two rockets are for practice, and the final rocket is for the record. Rockets can be made with or without fins.
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Design a parachute that will fit into the rocket body tube and will minimize the rate of descent of the rocket.
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Construct and design a minimum of two and a maximum of four straw rockets where the only variable is the rocket body length.
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Pitsco’s Solid-Fuel Rockets activity provides students the opportunity to become rocket scientists. During the construction process, students build their own body tubes for the rocket bodies, fins for stability, and nose cones to direct air smoothly over the body of the rocket. The number of . . .
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Pitsco’s Straw Rockets activity is easy to build and easy to launch. Straws are used as the body of the rocket, custom fins are attached, and a clay nose cone is shaped and added. Rockets are launched from the launcher and the fun begins. The angle and rod mark are noted and distance is measured.
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Using a determined amount of water in the rocket, experiment with different air pressures to test the effects on the rocket’s apogee.
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