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Strawkets and Thrust
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | White, Jeff Argrow, Brian Simmons, Luke Shah, Jay Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Description | Students investigate the effect that thrust has on rocket flight. Students make two paper rockets that they can launch themselves by blowing through a drinking straw. Students investigate the effect that thrust has on rocket flight. Students make two paper rockets that they can launch themselves by blowing through a drinking straw. These "strawkets" differ in diameter, enabling students to see how rockets with smaller exit nozzles provide more thrust. Students compare the distances traveled by their two strawkets after predicting where they will land. Since each student has a slightly different rocket and launching technique, they also observe which factors contribute to a strawket's thrust and performance. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Physical Science Science and Technology Planets Rockets Nozzles Space |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class III |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Structure of the Earth Technical |
