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1. On a new page in your notebook, draw a rocket. It can be as simple or as complicated as you want--just as long as it's your idea of a rocket. Here are a few examples to get you started:
3. Label the following on your rocket and jot down a few key points about each:
- Nose Cone (Tip of the rocket)
- Aerodynamic shape (comes to a point--like a triangle or wedge)
- Cuts through the air, resists slowing down due to air drag
- Center of gravity should be at the top--where most of the weight is
- Creates a nice, stable flight!
- Aerodynamic shape (comes to a point--like a triangle or wedge)
- Body
- Longer rocket = more stable flight, heavier rocket that requires more energy to fly far
- Shorter rocket = less stable flight, lighter rocket that requires less energy to fly far
- Fins/Wings
- Control/Direct the rocket
- Aerodynamic shape!
- Fins that are too big or blocky will cause air drag
- Symmetrical, evenly space for a stable flight
- Force
- For the rocket we're building, we'll use air pressure (about 40 psi) to make our rockets fly!
- Rockets cannot go anywhere without some force acting on them! (Newton's 3 laws of motion)
Bottom Line:
Build a sturdy, lightweight rocket that has a high center of gravity!
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