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Transportation

Mr. Burns, Mr. Ellers, Mr. Ubbink

Fall 2020

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Today we are going to create a form of Space Transportation!

  • Can anyone name a form of Space Transportation?

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Rocket Diagram

  • Can anyone name the components of a rocket?

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#1

#5

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Nose Cone

Fins

Body

Engine

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Payload

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Today we are going to build a Paper Rocket!

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  • Please take out the items in your box with the “WEEK 4” stickers on them.

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Paper Rocket Components

  • Soda Bottle

  • Construction Paper / Folder

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  • Ping Pong Balls

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  • PVC Pipe

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  • PVC Elbow

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Question time!

  • What do you think the construction paper and folder are going to be used for?

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Body, fins, and nose cone!

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Question time!

  • What do you think the ping pong balls are going to be used for?

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Payload!

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Question time!

  • What do you think the PVC pipe and elbow are going to be used for?

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Launch Device!

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Question time!

  • What do you think the soda bottle is going to be used for?

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Our power source (engine) !

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Now that we know the components, what are their purposes?

  • Body

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  • Fins

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  • Nose Cone

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  • Payload

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  • holds the fuel for the rocket.
  • are used on rockets to provide stability and direction control.
  • is the most forward section of a rocket. The cone also makes the rocket aerodynamic.
  • carries the cargo or passengers on the rocket.

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Worksheet Time!

Lets find and open up our worksheet!

There are some fun questions inside!

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Rockets!

Rockets have been around for hundreds of years but they became part of popular culture when humans landed on the moon in 1969! In this lesson you will design and launch your own rockets!

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Where have you seen rockets before?

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What were they used for?

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Before starting your sketches, consider…

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  • What propels the rocket we are building?

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2. What controls the direction the rocket travels in?

3. What is available to customize your rocket?

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Sketches

Create as many rocket designs as you can, remember sketches are quick and clean!

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Choose your best design

Pick your favorite sketch and explain why you think this idea will work the best.

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Final picture

Draw a full size picture of your rocket on the large paper in your folder.

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Now let's start building our rocket!

  • First, let’s find our PVC pipe and a piece of paper.

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    • Roll the paper around the pipe and tape so it makes the body of the rocket.

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Next, we are going to make the fins.

  • Draw the shape of your fins onto a piece of paper or the folder. (Remember to make more than 1!)

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After that is done, cut them out.

  • Safely use your scissors and cut your fins out.

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Now let’s attach the fins.

  • Using tape, attach the fins to the body of your rocket.

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Once that is done, remove the PVC pipe.

  • Carefully remove the PVC pipe without damaging your rocket.

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Add a payload to your rocket.

  • Using tape, attach a ping pong ball to act as a payload.

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Next, we are going to start making the nose cone.

  • Using your scissors, cut a square out of either the paper or the folder.

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Now let’s make it the correct shape.

  • Roll it into a nose cone shape

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    • Make it stay together by using tape.

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Add the nose cone to your rocket.

  • Using tape, carefully attach your nose cone to your rocket.

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Now that your rocket is done, let’s make the

launch device.

  • Your bottle and PVC pipes are color coated. Connect:

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      • The blue tape to the blue tape.
      • The green tape to the green tape.
      • And the pipe with no tape to the one with no tape.

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Let’s put it all together.

  • Slide your rocket onto your launch device.
    • But wait, don’t launch it yet!

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Testing and recording

  • We are going to step on the bottle to propel your rocket! Let’s record the flight time and distance traveled in the table below.

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Distance (feet)

Time (seconds)

Distance / Time = Speed (ft/sec)

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ft ÷ sec = _______ ft/sec

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ft ÷ sec = _______ ft/sec

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ft ÷ sec = _______ ft/sec

Use the formula Distance ÷ Time = Speed

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Evaluate

How did your rocket turn out?

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Does it look like you wanted it to?

Did the rocket work like you thought?

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Looking Back

If you could start the project over from the beginning, what would you do differently?

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Rocket Diagram

  • Can anyone name the components of a rocket?

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#1

#5

#4

#2

Nose Cone

Fins

Body

Engine

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Payload

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That is it for this years Young Inventors!

Thank you all for being so great!

We hope you had fun! :)

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