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Rocket project
TO
Ms. Susan Alulod
BY
Green Man
Atitaya Jaroenpattanamongkol
Kaewkawee Pleumcharoen
Phu-fah Nontamongkoltorn
Pattranith Pattanaanunsuk
Warit Phakratchatanon
Objective
The objectives of doing this experiment are to create a rocket that can be able to
launch to at least 20 meters and tried to hit the target.
To demonstrate how physics concepts is related to the launch of the rocket.
Materials
Our rocket is in a realistic, creative and aerodynamic style. The design was inspired
fromGreen Manin the Toy story movie. We create the wings to help the rocket go straight
forward to hit the target. The head of the rocket is made from paper cups, we also add clay
dough inside of it to make the head heavy enough to hit the target. For the launcher, we use
woods to create a 45 degrees angles and use pipes for carrying the rocket before its going to
launch.
Analysis of data
From the data, our result is not as we hope for, because we didnt hit the target so our
score for accuracy is zero. This is our second trial, we hit the target nearest at 18 meters. The
reason why it didnt hit the target is because the amount of baking soda and vinegar is not
proper. Baking soda also leaking out of the tissue, thus it cause an error in the chemical
reaction. At that time, we didnt add the dough into the head of the rocket yet, so it might not
be heavy enough to launch the rocket to hit the target. Moreover, it is because of the direction
of the wind blow too.The direction of the wind blow makes our rocket falling outside of the
target. The angle of the launcher is 45 degrees which is considered as the best degree for
launching the rocket. If we use 90 degrees, our rocket will go straight upward instead of
going forward in a curved path. The mass of the rocket is 65.99 grams, which kinda heavy
but it is good because it can help the rocket go far without falling, but its still not heavy
enough even though, we add the play dough inside the head of the rocket.The amount of
baking soda and vinegar is 67.16 g and 500 ml respectively. We use a huge amount of
vinegar because our bottle is big (2 litres).
Conclusion
From the experiment, we see that our result is not what we want, we didnt hit the
target at 20 metres. There are many error occurred in the experiment which are the chemical
are leaking out, the direction of the wind blow and also the air resistance.We observed that
many physics concepts is directly related to this experiment, as described in the discussion
part. By doing this experiment, it helps us to understand how physics can relate to almost of
everything around us. It helps us to use more critical thinking to creating a plan, find the way
to fix the errors and thinking how to find the best way to achieve our goal.
Recommendation
Next time, we should place the launcher in the right place, to make it hit the target.
Watching the direction of the wind blow, to find the best place to put the launcher. Calculate
the appropriate amount of baking soda and vinegar used to launch the rocket. Roll up and
stick the tissue tightly, to prevent the baking soda from leaking out. Make sure to press the
corks tightly with the bottle, to make a good chemical reaction between baking soda and
vinegar.
References
https://recipes.sainsburys.co.uk/articles/fun-stuff/transform-a-bottle-into-a-rocket-in-6-easy-st
eps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerodynamics