Balsa wood Rockets
Something that I learned from our
first rocket prototype was that you
don't want a short, fat rocket... they
tend to spin out of control. So
something that I know we are doing
differently is making our rocket skinnier
and longer and also not so heavy.
first rocket prototype was that you
don't want a short, fat rocket... they
tend to spin out of control. So
something that I know we are doing
differently is making our rocket skinnier
and longer and also not so heavy.
For our second rocket we ended up
going with the long and skinny
rocket. We made it also more top
heavy and not so bottom heavy, and
the flight went much better. It went
much much higher and also farther
and it was much more exciting.
going with the long and skinny
rocket. We made it also more top
heavy and not so bottom heavy, and
the flight went much better. It went
much much higher and also farther
and it was much more exciting.
We tried our second prototype out again
and this time the rocket didn't do so well,
it had a bad motor and ended up not
flying up high.
and this time the rocket didn't do so well,
it had a bad motor and ended up not
flying up high.
This is not super clear but it is a picture
that River captured of our second rocket
launch. It went very high which was
great and very satisfying.
that River captured of our second rocket
launch. It went very high which was
great and very satisfying.
Steps in making a mini motor:
1)First we have to get some paper
and wrap it around a pen or
something small.
2)Then we glue it and pull the pen
out so you have a cylinder type of
thing.
3)Next we take aluminum foil and
stuff that down our casing(cylinder)
by zig zagging it to use as a nozzle.
4)Add fuel and push it down
5)Add fuel one more time and it
show stop close to the top.
6)Wrap a piece of more foil on a nail
and push that into the casing to hold
the fuel in.
7)Drill a hole for the fuse to go in.
1)First we have to get some paper
and wrap it around a pen or
something small.
2)Then we glue it and pull the pen
out so you have a cylinder type of
thing.
3)Next we take aluminum foil and
stuff that down our casing(cylinder)
by zig zagging it to use as a nozzle.
4)Add fuel and push it down
5)Add fuel one more time and it
show stop close to the top.
6)Wrap a piece of more foil on a nail
and push that into the casing to hold
the fuel in.
7)Drill a hole for the fuse to go in.
Reflection:
This project was cool. But next time
I wouldn't really change anything
because our second rocket "was
fantastic" However I would like to
make our rocket more secure with
glue.
This project was cool. But next time
I wouldn't really change anything
because our second rocket "was
fantastic" However I would like to
make our rocket more secure with
glue.
Measurements: