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Constraints: Pop Rockets on a Shoestring Budget
| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
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| Author | White, Jeff Argrow, Brian Hill, Geoffrey Shah, Jay Zarske, Malinda Schaefer Yowell, Janet |
| Copyright Year | 2006 |
| Description | Students revisit the Pop Rockets activity from Lesson 3, in which mini paper rockets are powered by the chemical reaction of antacid-tablets and water in plastic film canisters. This time, however, the design of their pop rockets is limited by budgets and supplies. They get a feel for the constraints of real engineering projects as well as the opportunity to redesign and retest their rockets to make improvements. Students revisit the Pop Rockets activity from Lesson 3, in which mini paper rockets are powered by the chemical reaction of antacid-tablets and water in plastic film canisters. This time, however, the design of their pop rockets is limited by budgets and supplies. They get a feel for the constraints of real engineering projects as well as the opportunity to redesign and retest their rockets to make improvements. Rocket build instructions as well as activity-guiding budget/sketch and data worksheets are provided. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado |
| Subject Keyword | Earth and Space Physical Science Science and Technology Mini Rocket Limitation Pop Rockets Rockets Strawkets Third Law of Motion Newton's Laws of Motion Film Canister Rocket Constraint Second Law of Motion |
| Content Type | Text Video |
| Time Required | PT45M |
| Education Level | Class III Class IV Class V |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity Lecture cum Demonstration |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Structure of the Earth Technical |
