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Title:
| Physics: Water-Bottle Rockets |
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Description:
| The following sites can help students understand how physics laws create motion and propel rockets. Learn about rocketry and how to build water-bottle rockets. These sites include lesson plans, activities, rocket launchers simulators, photographs, animations, and video. |
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Grade Level:
| 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
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Resource Links:
| Biography: Robert Goddard, Rocketry Pioneer
This short biography of Robert Goddard, inventor of the first rockets, contains interesting facts from his life and work.
Physics Central
Learn here why a water-bottle rocket flies and how force and energy work together.
Rocket's Away Software Demo
Calculate performance of a rocket using this simulator. Enter numbers for weight of a rocket's cone, body, and tail, include amount of water and pressure, then "Launch Rocket!"
Principles of the Rocket
Learn what part gravity has to play in rocket's motion. Scroll down the page and go to the "Next Stop" to read about the first rockets and their creators. Pay attention to questions asked at the bottom of each page and find answers to many questions including rocket design.
Make a Pop Rocket
This paper pop rocket can be easily built by kids of all ages. This example can teach kids how this type of rocket works and give some ideas for building their own rockets.
Sim Water Rocket
Here is an online water rocket simulation created by a rocketry enthusiast. In the "My Rockets" section, on the left side of the page, select links to different rocket models. Includes images and movies.
Rocket Classroom Activities
This official NASA site is a guide for teachers on how to teach rocketry in school. Start with the "Introduction and Teacher's Guide" to learn how to find required information and then choose your topic of interest. Includes online rockets modeling, hands-on activities, and class projects. Follow links at the bottom of the first page to find more on models and projects.
Quick and Easy Bottle Rockets
Learn here how to build a water rocket. Includes instructions, photographs, and schematics drawings.
Bottle Rocket Construction
This three-page PDF file provides instructions on how to build a water bottle rocket. Includes list of needed materials and illustrated with drawings.
Rocket Designs
Find several designs for water rockets. Start with the simplest one and then use links at the top to browse other designs. NOTE: This site has pop-up ads.
Homemade Rockets
Find answers and tips on how to make good water-bottle rockets.
Soda-Bottle Rocket Launcher
This two-page PDF file has instructions how to build a water-bottle launcher.
Workshop
This workshop can help students understand the importance of different parts of a rocket needed for successful flight. Learn how to choose the right bottle, make a propulsor, nose cone, and parachute.
Cadre Water Rocket
This site is dedicated to building and launching water-bottle rockets. Follow links on the left frame to learn about rocketry principles, fins, security, and recovery. Includes drawings and photographs.
Lesson Plan
This 14-page PDF file provides a five-day lessons plan for teaching rocketry in school. It involves designing and launching rockets activities, problem solving, and analyzing the outcome.
Water Rocket
This site has building instructions, design, and photographs of water-bottle rockets.
NOTE: This site is a part of a Rocket Scientists web ring.
Lesson Plans for Teaching Model Rockets
This site is a good source for teachers. It includes articles about rocketry, additional related literature, lesson plans, and links to other useful for teacher's web sites.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1, 3, 3, 2, 6, 7
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