1)
At first, max and I had a different idea for the rockets fins, but we realized they would not be as aerodynamic.
2)
The exhibition was really fun, we had a lot of great times trying to get the rockets on the launchpad in five seconds, which we eventually accomplished.
3)
We could have had a better cone, (we used Dylan cruzes but we could have made our ourselves. Also our fins could have worked better.
4)
Everything worked pretty well, our rocket could have gone higher, it only went about one hundred feet.
5)
A better cone would have been nice ours wasn’t that great from the start but towards the end it worked better.
6)
The cone.
7)
I thought that the rocket exhibition was fantastic, I would say that there were no changes necessary.
Overall I would say that the rocket exhibition was a success, nobody got hurt, (which is always good) almost all of the students rockets went well, minus the occasional one, no rockets fired into the crowd, and the launch pad did not break down at all. It was really fun, and personally I would say that it was the best exhibition I have ever had in my previous years of them.
Rocket project reflection
by Anish Wells
Overall I would say that the rocket exhibition was a success, nobody got hurt, (which is always good) almost all of the students rockets went well, minus the occasional one, no rockets fired into the crowd, and the launch pad did not break down at all. It was really fun, and personally I would say that it was the best exhibition I have ever had in my previous years of having them.
Max and my rocket could have gone better, we had a good idea but I don't think we reached our full potential on this project. for example our fins did not work as well as we thought they would, they were not as aerodynamic as we thought they would be.
Max and my rocket was called Spaztastic, because we got just random colors of spray paint and sprayed all over our rocket. We had lots of fun building it. It took about seven days but after it was all done we thought the project was definitely worth all the time we spent.
One of my favorite parts of the exhibition was being on the dream team, the dream time was a team that was good at setting up the rockets on the launch pad, we got a record of under five seconds, it was a really fun experience, and we had a lot of fun practicing for the exhibition.
I think the exhibition had a very good turn out, I would say that about one hundred or two hundred people came and that was very cool, i'm glad that the public is interested in our school events.
Some of the things I would change about my rocket next time would be the cone and the fins, the fins didn't work as well as I expected them too and the cone could have worked better, it was a little tilted so that the rocket went towards all the cars parked in the lot.
Thank you for reading
-Anish
by Anish Wells
Overall I would say that the rocket exhibition was a success, nobody got hurt, (which is always good) almost all of the students rockets went well, minus the occasional one, no rockets fired into the crowd, and the launch pad did not break down at all. It was really fun, and personally I would say that it was the best exhibition I have ever had in my previous years of having them.
Max and my rocket could have gone better, we had a good idea but I don't think we reached our full potential on this project. for example our fins did not work as well as we thought they would, they were not as aerodynamic as we thought they would be.
Max and my rocket was called Spaztastic, because we got just random colors of spray paint and sprayed all over our rocket. We had lots of fun building it. It took about seven days but after it was all done we thought the project was definitely worth all the time we spent.
One of my favorite parts of the exhibition was being on the dream team, the dream time was a team that was good at setting up the rockets on the launch pad, we got a record of under five seconds, it was a really fun experience, and we had a lot of fun practicing for the exhibition.
I think the exhibition had a very good turn out, I would say that about one hundred or two hundred people came and that was very cool, i'm glad that the public is interested in our school events.
Some of the things I would change about my rocket next time would be the cone and the fins, the fins didn't work as well as I expected them too and the cone could have worked better, it was a little tilted so that the rocket went towards all the cars parked in the lot.
Thank you for reading
-Anish
Physics paper..
First law
For the rockets with Newtons first law when our rockets pressure collided with the force of the cap coming off and the water rushing out against the launch pad, the rockets mass was sent flying very high into the air, we put nose cones on to resist the friction so that the force of the air did not press against it on the way up. newtons first law states that an object in motion will keep moving at a constant speed unless a force is put against it; (the wind in this case) so when our rockets were being sent flying the pressure of the air (also gravity) kept it from just going on and on.
Second law
For Newtons second law, we have the relation between mass, acceleration, and force.
The relations in our rockets with the three above is the mass of our rocket was the water inside, which was the object propelling our rocket and making it accelerate, which was making an upward force so that the rocket would fly. Plus all of our additions on the rocket made the mass heavier.
Third law
Newtons third law was that for every action there was a equal and opposite reaction.
So when our rocket shot into the air, if the ground hadn't been there the launchpad would have been shot the opposite direction at the same speed. (except that that launchpad had no nose cone and had a lot bigger mass so it probably would have been slower and probably wouldn't go as far.)
For the rockets with Newtons first law when our rockets pressure collided with the force of the cap coming off and the water rushing out against the launch pad, the rockets mass was sent flying very high into the air, we put nose cones on to resist the friction so that the force of the air did not press against it on the way up. newtons first law states that an object in motion will keep moving at a constant speed unless a force is put against it; (the wind in this case) so when our rockets were being sent flying the pressure of the air (also gravity) kept it from just going on and on.
Second law
For Newtons second law, we have the relation between mass, acceleration, and force.
The relations in our rockets with the three above is the mass of our rocket was the water inside, which was the object propelling our rocket and making it accelerate, which was making an upward force so that the rocket would fly. Plus all of our additions on the rocket made the mass heavier.
Third law
Newtons third law was that for every action there was a equal and opposite reaction.
So when our rocket shot into the air, if the ground hadn't been there the launchpad would have been shot the opposite direction at the same speed. (except that that launchpad had no nose cone and had a lot bigger mass so it probably would have been slower and probably wouldn't go as far.)
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