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Angle of Trajectory Name: Matt, Bobby, Zach HR 3

The document describes an experiment to test how the angle of trajectory affects the distance traveled by a bottle rocket. Students tested angles of 3, 4, 5, and 6 degrees, conducting 3 trials for each. They found that the rocket traveled farthest at an angle of 5 degrees, with an average distance of 62 meters, supporting their hypothesis that a middle angle would result in the greatest distance. Their conclusion was that adding more water to the rocket and conducting more trials on the same day could improve the accuracy of the results.

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Angle of Trajectory Name: Matt, Bobby, Zach HR 3

The document describes an experiment to test how the angle of trajectory affects the distance traveled by a bottle rocket. Students tested angles of 3, 4, 5, and 6 degrees, conducting 3 trials for each. They found that the rocket traveled farthest at an angle of 5 degrees, with an average distance of 62 meters, supporting their hypothesis that a middle angle would result in the greatest distance. Their conclusion was that adding more water to the rocket and conducting more trials on the same day could improve the accuracy of the results.

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Angle of Trajectory Name: Matt, Bobby, Zach HR 3rd

Will the angle of Trajectory affect the distance the rocket goes (meters)?
A. Prediction: If the angle is the middle length, then the rocket will go the farthest because the highest up length will make
the rocket go up then fall right down with little distance and the the lowest angle will mae the rocket hit the ground to
soon.
B. Data Table:

The Distance the Rocket Travels Depends on The Angle of Trajectory.


Angle of trajectory Distance (meters) Average distance
(# on it) Trial 1 Trial 2 ? Trial 3 ? (meters)
3 42 45 39 42
4 57 48 69 58
5 72 61.5 52.5 62
6 48 45 57 50
Source: Matt, Zach, Bobby, May 2010

C. 5 influential controlled variables:


-same launcher system
-same Psi
-same # of fins
-same weight
-same length of rocket
D. Materials needed:
-2 liter bottle and 20 oz. Bottle w/ attatchments/weight
-launcher and air compresser
-field/test site
-measurer (anything that can measure (in this case,
E. procedure.
Assemble fins, 2 liter, and 20 oz bottles to form a bottle rocket. Put 250 ml of water in the 2 liter. Place and fasten
rocket in the air launcher and pump it up to 70 psi. set the angle at a number from 1-7. Pull cord that holds the fasten
and let the rocket launch. Measure in meters how far it goes and record. Repeat so there is 3 trials of each number. Get
averages of the three trials and check.
F. Graph:

G. Write a conclusion:
the hypothesis was correct because the angle 5 (a middle length) got the farthest length (averages and trials. The graphs
show that the graph hits the ground at the farthest point. To make the results more accurate. We could put more water in
the 2 liter bottle and do more trials on the same day to avoid problems in wind speed.

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