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| Content Provider | TeachEngineering: STEM curriculum for K-12 |
|---|---|
| Author | Dizon-Kelly, Taylor Pardue, Robert |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Building on an introduction to statics, dynamics free-body diagrams, combustion and thermodynamics provided by the associated lesson, students design, construct and test their own rocket engines using sugar and potassium nitrate—an opportunity to apply their knowledge of stoichiometry. Building on an introduction to statics, dynamics free-body diagrams, combustion and thermodynamics provided by the associated lesson, students design, construct and test their own rocket engines using sugar and potassium nitrate—an opportunity to apply their knowledge of stoichiometry. This activity helps students understand that the energy required to launch a rocket comes from the chemical energy stored in the rocket fuel. The performance of each engine is tested during a rocket launch, after which students determine the reasons for the success or failure of their rockets. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | Regents of The University of Colorado University of Houston |
| Subject Keyword | Chemistry Physics Sugar Rocket Stoichiometry Combustion Prototype Chemical Energy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Time Required | PT2H |
| Education Level | Class IX Class X Class XI Class XII |
| Pedagogy | Experimental Activity |
| Resource Type | Hands-on |
| Subject | Physics Chemistry |
