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Experimental Design Diagrams: Name HR

1. The document outlines the steps of an experimental design for testing how the angle of a rocket launcher affects the distance a rocket travels. It includes developing a question, making a prediction, creating a data table with controlled and dependent variables, listing materials and procedures, collecting data, graphing results, and drawing a conclusion. 2. The procedure involves launching pop bottle rockets from a launcher set at three different angles (20, 45, and 70 degrees) and measuring the distance each rocket travels over multiple trials. 3. The conclusion finds that the data somewhat supports the hypothesis, with higher angles sending the rocket higher but not farther, and that doing more trials and a smaller highest angle would improve a repeat of the experiment

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Experimental Design Diagrams: Name HR

1. The document outlines the steps of an experimental design for testing how the angle of a rocket launcher affects the distance a rocket travels. It includes developing a question, making a prediction, creating a data table with controlled and dependent variables, listing materials and procedures, collecting data, graphing results, and drawing a conclusion. 2. The procedure involves launching pop bottle rockets from a launcher set at three different angles (20, 45, and 70 degrees) and measuring the distance each rocket travels over multiple trials. 3. The conclusion finds that the data somewhat supports the hypothesis, with higher angles sending the rocket higher but not farther, and that doing more trials and a smaller highest angle would improve a repeat of the experiment

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Experimental Design Diagrams Name HR

A. State your question, does the angle of the launcher make a difference in the distance.
B. Make a prediction showing what you think will happen in the experiment. If it is too low it will hit
the ground to soon. If it is too high then the rocket will go really high but not far.

C. Create a data table.


1. When making a data table, follow the example given and be sure that…
2. It has a brief descriptive title in the form of “(dependent variable) DEPENDS ON (independent
variable)”
3. The first column is for the independent variable, the one you are changing.
4. The next column(s) are for trials of the dependent variable.
5. The last column is for the best value (average) of the dependent variable.
6. The columns of data begin with a label naming the variable and the units in which it is
measured. Be sure to include the units of the variables, as shown below.
7. The data are entered as numbers only.
8. The last row should contain the source of the data.

Pop Bottle Rockets


Distance of rocket depends on
rocket angel
Rocket Angel Trial 1 Trial 2 -- Average
controlled 40 30 -- 35
6 on the launcher 42 54 --
2 18 -- --
Source: Tyler Steketee, Ben Wiersema,
Jacob DeVries
Farthest was 54 on are own experiment at the angel of 5 and the other was 45

D. List 5 influential controlled variables.


1. Size of rocket
2. Amount of pressure used to launch the rocket
3. Wing size
4. Wing placement
5. Weather condition rocket will be flying through
E. List the materials needed for the experiment.
2 liter pop bottle, 20 oz pop bottle, duct tape, cardboard
F. Write out a step-by-step procedure for carrying out the experiment. It should be a combination of
words and pictures making it possible for someone to repeat your experiment exactly as you did it
from your procedure. Once we have our rocket made we will place it on the launcher with it
angled at 20 degrees and launch it. We will then measure how far it flies and repeat the
experiment 2 more times. We will then do the same thing, only with the launcher set at 45
degrees, then again as 70 degrees.
G. Check your experimental design diagram with your instructor and carry out the experiment.

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H. Fill in the data table.
I. Graph your data on Excel. (Use appropriate graphs and be sure your independent variable is on
the X-axis and your dependent variable on the Y-axis with correct numbering.)
J. Write a conclusion.
1. Does your data support your hypothesis? Why or why not? (Describe by referring to your
data! Be sure you talk about your data and graph.)
2. What changes would you make if you did the experiment again and why? (Be specific to the
individual experiment…NOT “Be more accurate” “Do more trials”t t
It was somewhat the same but because it went really high when the angle was high but
when we put it low it went farther. If we did the experiment again we would have done more
trials. And Not have did a higher one than the controlled because it didn't go very far.

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