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NAME_____________________________________________________
DATE_______________________________
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Bottle
Rockets and Propulsion Worksheet
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- Construct your
rocket according to the directions given.
- Based on the
data collected from WaterRocketSim, predict how high your "best"
design (Design 1) will fly.
- Test fly Design
1 and record the altitude it attains.
- What is the
difference between your prediction and the actual altitude?
- Test fly Design
1 two more times and record the actual altitude it attains each time.
(a)
(b)
- What is the
difference between your prediction and the actual altitude?
(a)
(b)
- What is the
"best" altitude attained with Design 1?
- Modify your
rocket so that it matches the "best" design of a teammate or start
over by constructing a new rocket.
- Based on the
data collected from WaterRocketSim, predict how high Design 2 will fly.
- Test fly Design
2 three times and record the actual altitude it attains each time.
(a)
(b)
(c)
- What is the
difference between your prediction and the actual altitude?
(a)
(b)
(c)
- What is the
difference in altitude attained between the "best" altitude attained
for Design 1 and Design 2?
- Compose one
paragraph in an email giving details on how you decided on your final rocket
design. Justify your ideas. Describe the differences in Design 1 and 2 and
how they affected your rocket's performance. Send the email to david.mazza@grc.nasa.gov
and print it for your teacher.