Monday PE at 9.10 & Library at 1.30
Tuesday cycle safety road ride- please bring your bike to school this day
Wednesday- Mrs Short in
Thursday- Rockets with Sarah in the afternoon
We will be working on our rockets a lot this week so please bring in recycled materials for your prototype construction and a 1.5 litre soda bottle as a base.
Rockets
- Learn about force and Newton’s first law of motion
- Launch your first rocket
- Collect flight data and plot on a graph
- Design more rocket concepts
Newton’s laws – the science behind rocketry Isaac Newton was a revolutionary thinker. Even though he was born hundreds of years ago, his incredible discoveries are still used in rocketry today.
He came up with three laws of motion. Using these laws – and a little maths – we can understand a lot about how an object moves through space.
You’re going to find out about his first law and then apply it to rocketry.
Newton's first lawAn object will remain at rest (not moving) or keep moving forever at the same speed and in a straight line unless there is another force acting on it.
This means your rocket will not lift off the ground without any force acting on it.
Part 2: Thinking like an engineer It’s time to put thinking like an engineer into practice. Engineering is all about asking questions to best understand how things work and how to come up with the best solution. Questions are a tool in your engineering tool kit. Asking questions at the start of a project will mean fewer assumptions later, which will lead to a better result. So, don’t be afraid to ask questions! ASKI wonder…how do I make my water rocket fly? By now you understand a little more about how the science of rocketry works. If there are things you’re not sure about, be sure to ask your Ambassador – they’ve got the answers you’re looking for! But what else are you wondering about? Remember, engineers can do just about anything! They’re creative thinkers who love to solve big problems. |
Prepare your rocketFor this challenge, you’ll need a 1.5 litre carbonated drink bottle. Due to its high-pressure capability, a carbonated drink bottle is the only type of bottle you should use with your rocket launcher. Later, you can tailor your rocket with a nose cone and fins, but because this is your first test flight, test with the plain bottle for now. | |
Maths
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