We built our rockets with little trouble. I didn’t finish, but because Joshua and Zack both did, we had no problems. We tested both rockets at varying angles and fuel levels to determine what angle and amount of water would allow the rockets to go the farthest. For some reason, we didn’t have all the data necessary to determine what the optimal fuel level and angle of launch would be for Zack’s rocket, but we did have enough to determine what it is for Joshua’s rocket. His rocket had an issue with the tennis ball coming loose near the end, which was one of the determining factors with what rocket we chose for the final launch. Joshua, Zack, and I started to build our rockets. I spent a while meticulously trying to cut out perfect fins for
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We started by launching both rockets at a 45 degree angle with eight ounces of water in them. Joshua’s rocket did poorly, landing only 225 feet away from the launch pad. Zack’s rocket, however, went significantly farther at 318 feet. When we increased the amount of water to 12 ounces, both rockets saw an improvement in distance. Joshua’s rocket went significantly farther, with an increase of 100 feet to 325 feet. Zack’s rocket only improved slightly, increasing by 29 feet to 347 feet. There was a diminishing return on the fuel increase, with each increase of fuel being less beneficial than the last. When we increased the fuel to 16 ounces, each rocket did go farther, but by a negligible amount. Zack’s rocket went only 1 foot farther, and Joshua’s rocket only went 4 feet farther. If we had increased the fuel level by another 4 ounces, I think that we would have started to see the rockets decrease in …show more content…
I’m not sure how that slipped through, but I never noticed that because I was timing every launches instead of recording data. Because we don’t have all of the data for the 55 and 65 degree launches, I can’t draw any conclusions about what the best angle would be for Joshua’s rocket. Zack’s rocket increased from 320 feet at 45 degrees to 325 feet at 55 degrees. When the angle was increased again to 65 degrees, the distance decreased to 322 feet. From this data, we can determine that the optimal angle and fuel level for Zack’s rocket is 55 degrees with 16 ounces of fuel. However, there are several inconsistencies, such as how accurately the data was recorded, or if the fuel level was exact or
We started by launching both rockets at a 45 degree angle with eight ounces of water in them. Joshua’s rocket did poorly, landing only 225 feet away from the launch pad. Zack’s rocket, however, went significantly farther at 318 feet. When we increased the amount of water to 12 ounces, both rockets saw an improvement in distance. Joshua’s rocket went significantly farther, with an increase of 100 feet to 325 feet. Zack’s rocket only improved slightly, increasing by 29 feet to 347 feet. There was a diminishing return on the fuel increase, with each increase of fuel being less beneficial than the last. When we increased the fuel to 16 ounces, each rocket did go farther, but by a negligible amount. Zack’s rocket went only 1 foot farther, and Joshua’s rocket only went 4 feet farther. If we had increased the fuel level by another 4 ounces, I think that we would have started to see the rockets decrease in …show more content…
I’m not sure how that slipped through, but I never noticed that because I was timing every launches instead of recording data. Because we don’t have all of the data for the 55 and 65 degree launches, I can’t draw any conclusions about what the best angle would be for Joshua’s rocket. Zack’s rocket increased from 320 feet at 45 degrees to 325 feet at 55 degrees. When the angle was increased again to 65 degrees, the distance decreased to 322 feet. From this data, we can determine that the optimal angle and fuel level for Zack’s rocket is 55 degrees with 16 ounces of fuel. However, there are several inconsistencies, such as how accurately the data was recorded, or if the fuel level was exact or