Bottle Rocket Project Essay

The goal of this project was to build a rocket with three fins, that can launch 100 M into the air and fall down to the earth without the egg breaking. It had to be done by November 2. Some constraints that we had to follow that limited our design was that we could only use recyclable materials, and we couldn’t use heavy materials such as metal or wood. We also didn’t have any instructions to follow, every idea came from our brains or the internet. My group decided on a design based on the packets we read, and the reliable, online resources we found. We used the info we read to choose a cone with a round top for our nose cone, a pentagon for our fins, and a parachute to help soften the landing of our egg. I specifically researched how to prevent the egg from crashing, a slower landing, the softer the landing. I found that if you cut a hole in the top of your parachute, it will greatly reduce the amount of swing making a more stable landing. Of course, the bigger the hole, the less effective the parachute is so you don’t want to make it too big.
Our rocket is made out of a 2-liter bottle with the bottom half of another …show more content…
We filled four rockets with 667 mL, 1000 mL, 1333 mL, and 2000 mL. When we launched the rockets, the 667 mL rocket launched 16 meters, the 1000 mL rocket launched 21.5 meters, the 1333 mL rocket launched 122 meters, and the 2000 mL rocket launched 0.75 meters. According to our class data, using about 1000 mL of water launched the rocket the highest. On our rocket design, we decided to use a parachute to help the egg stay intact. We used a giant trash bag as a parachute. We didn't set the parachute on the rocket very well so when a big gust of wind came by right before launch, it opened up the parachute before the rocket had a chance to get in the air. In the end, our rocket went up 21° or 5.7 meters. Our rocket didn't get very high but Mufasa