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Wing Size: Experimental Design: Hypothesis

The document describes an experiment to test how wing size affects how far a model rocket flies. The independent variable is wing size, and the dependent variable is flight distance. Three sets of wings of different sizes were tested on the same rocket model, with all other factors held constant. The results showed that as wing size increased, average flight distance also increased, supporting the hypothesis. The conclusion is that bigger wings allow the rocket to catch more air and fly farther.

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Wing Size: Experimental Design: Hypothesis

The document describes an experiment to test how wing size affects how far a model rocket flies. The independent variable is wing size, and the dependent variable is flight distance. Three sets of wings of different sizes were tested on the same rocket model, with all other factors held constant. The results showed that as wing size increased, average flight distance also increased, supporting the hypothesis. The conclusion is that bigger wings allow the rocket to catch more air and fly farther.

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WING SIZE

EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN:
Question: Will changing the size of the wings affect the way the rocket flies?

Hypothesis: I think that bigger wings will affect the way the rocket flies because
the wings will catch the air more and can be turned more easily.

Independent Variable: The size of the wings

Dependent Variable: How far the rocket will fly with bigger wings

Constants: -same rocket


-material wings are made of
-height of where wings are placed on rocket
-same fuel
-angle of launch

Materials Needed: -2 2L pop bottle


-2 20oz pop bottle
-cardboard for wings
-duct tape (to hold it all together)
Procedure:
MAKING THE ROCKET:
(1) Collect all the pop bottles you need
(2) Give 1 2L and 1 20oz to each person in your group (there should be 2 people)
(3) Get cardboard
(4) Design 3 wings that are all the same [eventually you will need to make sets of
3 wings all different sizes and shapes]
(5) Turn 2L upside down so it’s cap is on the bottom and the “legs” are up
(6) Balance 20oz bottle on the 2L’s “legs” [make sure the 20oz is in the middle]
(7) Once you have the 20oz positioned, duct tape the 20oz onto the 2L securely.
[make sure that the 20oz’s cap is pointing up and the “legs” are ontop of the
2L’s “legs”]
(8) Mark where the wings are to be placed [all need to be equally apart and
equally up on the bottle]
(9) Begin to duct tape the wings on

TESTING THE ROCKET


1- Launch your rocket [fill with 1000mL of water and air pressure]
2- Measure in poles [3 meters for every pole] how far it goes
3- Record measurement’s into data table
4- Take off current wings
5- Add on a new pair of wings
6- Repeat steps 1- through 5-
Conclusion:
My hypothesis was correct. The bigger the wings were, the farther the rocket
would go. If I could change one thing about this experiment I would have
Mr.Sportel tell us that we need about 30 - 40 launches in all between our
partners. I would have worked faster and shot of more than just 3 launches of the
wings.

Table:
Size of wings affects rocket flight
Dimensions of Trial 1 (m) Trial 2 (m) Trial 3 (m) Average (m)
Wings

.5 by 1.75 33 42 48 41

2.5 by 3.75 66 70 81 72

4.5 by 5.75 81 78 81 80
Source: Jordan & Sydney 2010

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