Today in class, mt partner and I will be presenting our rocket presentation to our class. We are excited to explain our new understanding of our new knowledge.
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Today my partner and I calculated our math. We found our angle as well as our maximum point and our ending point. We learned new equations and gained for knowledge.
Today my partner and I have taken a look at our calculations from our rocket launch. Now we are waiting on the proper help for instruction on how to solve the equations. We have thought of ways as to how we could solve it, but have not actually been told yes or no yet.
Today my partner and I did our second launch. Our rocket had a slight issue with curving backwards. We noticed that one of our wings was not on tight enough therefore, it fell off. This is what caused our rocket to curve backwards. Our rocket did launch the way it was supposed to.
Today my partner and I fixed our rocket. We tightened down the straps that hold our pressure tube in place. When we launched our rocket for a test run, it fell over due to the straps being loose.
We also fixed our seal to make sure we would no longer have water leakage. Today we tested our rocket. We added enough water to fill the bottom of the 2 liter bottle. On our first test run, we had a very successful launch. On our second and third launches, we had a few complications but none that cannot be fixed.
Complications as followed: - One wing fell off * This wing fell off when the rocket landed on its side. It is just styrofoam therefore it can be fixed within a few minutes. - Water leakage * Water started to leak after we tried to launch our rocket the third time. Our seal did not sick after the third launch. We will be doing some improving to this area. - Mason wire * The Mason wire did not work to launch our rocket. We are unsure as to why this is happening. - Air * We had trouble with the air compressor. We think that the compressor isn't getting air which could be the cause of our problem. We will be fixing these problems and try again. My partner and I cut out 3 separate 1" by 2" styrofoam for the wing on our rocket. We thought that styrofoam would be an easy and unique idea for wings.
Today my partner and I added Mason wire. Mason wire will be used as the cord to launch our rocket off. This wire is a safer way rather than a normal piece of string. We chose hot pink Mason wire for safety precautions. Hot pink wire is easy to see and it is a stronger wire which will allow it to stay together rather than break off when we pull to release the rocket.
Today my partner and I finished connected the vinyl hose to the Schrader valve. The reason for this valve is for pressure. The pressure from this valve will be used launch off our rocket.
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AuthorMy name is Chelsie Jasper. I am a 16 year old junior at Kelton ISD. I am the main editor for this website. I have a helpful partner throughout this blog. I plan on attending Amarillo College for two years and then transferring to West Texas. My partner, Jasmine, plans on attending UT ( University of Texas) and become a mechanical engineer. Archives
December 2015
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