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SBR - Analysis & Reflection - write in notebook
In your notebook, write a 1 paragraph analysis of the performance of your rocket. Give evidence and reasons why it performed the way it did.
Then, write a 1 paragraph reflection in your notebook about the SBR project. How did you FEEL about the project? What would you do differently? What are you most proud of about your work on the project?
Then, write a 1 paragraph reflection in your notebook about the SBR project. How did you FEEL about the project? What would you do differently? What are you most proud of about your work on the project?
SBR - Google Slides (Presentation) - DUE 5/20
In your groups, make a Google Slides presentation for the following parts of your project:
Title Slide - include names, title of project, pictures
Research - include important things you learned during the research assignment
Design - if possible, include pictures of your designs that you made before building the project; explain how it works
Construction/Building - include pictures and important things you learned while building the project and testing it out
Final Drawing/Design - include a description or picture of your final project; explain what is different about your final design from your original design
Test - include how well your rocket performed; include the data you collected (time in the air, parachute deployment, etc)
Analysis - include a description of WHY you project performed the way it did;
Reflection - include a description of HOW YOU FELT about the project; what would you do differently if you did the project again; what materials would you use;
Title Slide - include names, title of project, pictures
Research - include important things you learned during the research assignment
Design - if possible, include pictures of your designs that you made before building the project; explain how it works
Construction/Building - include pictures and important things you learned while building the project and testing it out
Final Drawing/Design - include a description or picture of your final project; explain what is different about your final design from your original design
Test - include how well your rocket performed; include the data you collected (time in the air, parachute deployment, etc)
Analysis - include a description of WHY you project performed the way it did;
Reflection - include a description of HOW YOU FELT about the project; what would you do differently if you did the project again; what materials would you use;
EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT- DUE 5/20 - Google Document
Extra Credit (INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT): Choose ONE of the following topics to write a 300 to 500 word paper about. Submit separately as a Google Doc.
- Biography and achievements of Wernher von Braun, or
- History of SpaceX (a rocket company) and the importance of the Falcon and the Dragon.
- copy/paste assignment will not be graded.
Soda Bottle Rockets
Our latest project is Soda Bottle Rockets. Your goal is to launch a soda bottle rocket in the air and have it stay in the air as long as possible. You will use a parachute system to keep it in the air after it is launched.
Helpful links
NASA link with resources about the History of Rockets, Parts of a Rocket, and other facts.
http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/BottleRocket/about.htm
NASA website about rockets and the science behind them.
http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/bgmr.html
HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT ROCKETS AND PARACHUTES
http://www.siouxbsa.org/pubs/Water_Rocket_Instruction_Sheet.pdf
http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/BottleRocket/about.htm
NASA website about rockets and the science behind them.
http://microgravity.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/bgmr.html
HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT ROCKETS AND PARACHUTES
http://www.siouxbsa.org/pubs/Water_Rocket_Instruction_Sheet.pdf