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    Ben Hoekman

    EDD Lab- 2010 Rocket Launches


    The following report was done in a group setting with Jordan Meyer and Ashley Fisher.
    We each focused on a variable for the rocket launches, mine being the amount of water
    in the bottom bottle.

    VARIABLE: Amount of water in bottom bottle

    A. Stated Question: How does the amount of water in the bottom bottle affect the
    distance the rocket will travel?

    B. Hypothesis: If more water is placed in the bottom bottle, then the rocket will fly a
    greater distance because more water results in greater “fuel” to combine with the
    compressed air, launching the rocket a farther distance. However, if too much water is
    used, this can weigh the rocket down, causing it to go less distance because of the added
    weight of too much water.

    C. Data Tables and Graphs

    Rocket Flight Distance Depends on Amount of Water in Bottom Bottle


    Amount of Distance Traveled by Rocket in meters (Dependent Average
    Water in Variable) Distance
    Bottom Bottle TRIAL 1 TRIAL 2 TRIAL 3 Traveled by
    (Ind. Variable) Rocket
    800mL 54 meters 66 meters 69 meters 63 meters
    1000mL 69 meters 60 meters 78 meters 69 meters
    1200mL 87 meters 63 meters 60 meters 70 meters

    SOURCE: Ben Hoekman, Conceptual Physics May 2010


    This is a graph of my launch data. This is as big as I could enlarge it.

    D. Needed Materials:
    1. Empty Pop bottles: (2 liters and 20 oz)
    2. Duct Tape
    3. Strapping Tape to cover outside of bottles
    3. Cardboard for Fins
    4. Rulers
    5. Water
    6. Compressed Air
    7. Rocket Launchpad

    E. Procedure:
    1. To be able to conduct this experiment, it is important to first build the bottle
    rocket first. In order to do this correctly, you will need two empty pop bottles: a
    2-liter and a 20-oz.
    2. Using the bottles and duct tape, tape the bottom of the 20-oz bottle to the
    bottom of the 2-liter. The 20-oz bottle will be known as the “top bottle” and the
    2-liter the “bottom bottle.” Make sure enough tape is wrapped around the bottles
    so that they are securely held in place. You should also use the special strapping
    tape and wrap it around the outside of the 2-liter. This will help the bottle in
    conditions where it expands under too much pressure.
    3. The next step in building your rocket will be to construct cardboard fins. These
    fins will be built as right triangles and will be 6 inches long by 4 inches wide.
    Three of these fins will need to be constructed.
    4. After constructing the fins, securely fasten them to the bottom bottle using duct
    tape.
    5. After following these steps, you should have successfully built a quality bottle
    rocket. Your next step will be to carry out the experiment.
    6. In order to do this, first fill the top bottle with 100 mL of water, keeping the cap
    screwed on tightly after doing so.
    7. Next, pour 800 mL of water into the bottom bottle. You are now ready to begin
    your first trial of launching your rocket.
    8. Using a 45º angle, launch your rocket on the launch device. After the rocket has
    flown and hit the ground, count how many fence segments the rocket has flown.
    Multiply this number by 3 and record.
    9. Now, do two more trials using 800 mL of water in the bottom bottle.
    10. For each measurement of water in the data table that you need to test, follow the
    same directions and record the distance flown.

    G. Conclusions
    These experiments of launching rockets turned out fairly good for me for the
    most part. I have been able to come to the conclusion that generally speaking, having
    more water in the bottom bottle does result in a greater distance flown. I tested 800
    mL, 100 mL, and 1200 mL in my rocket, and for the most part, I would say that 1200
    seemed to work the best. It had been my intention to also test 1400 mL of water, but
    unfortunately, my rocket ended up on the roof of the weight room on one of my last
    launches on the last day because of a lack of water in the top bottle. My best launch
    distance was 87 meters with 1200 mL, but on the next two launches, it didn't work quite
    as well for some reason. 1000 mL seemed to provide some good consistency as well,
    averaging about 70 meters in flight. Right now, I know I am on the right track to making
    my rocket go 100 meters. I think that using a measurement of 1100-1200 mL of water
    would probably work the best for final launches, provided that conditions are good. I
    know that a couple of launch days could have been better if the wind had been less, but
    you have to learn to adjust to situations like these.
    If I had the chance of repeating my launches with this variable, I probably would
    have wanted to test some measurements that were below 800 mL. 6th Hour's control
    rocket for the bottom bottle was 650 mL. I saw some varying levels of success with this
    measurement from some other people's rockets, but I really think that having more
    water is better. I would also try to get my launches in on a day with good weather
    conditions (no wind, rain, etc.) This definitely proved to be a huge factor in launching.
    Obviously, for the final launch, I will have to make some more adjustments to the
    amount of water in the top bottle and the size and shape of my fins. I think that I am on
    the right track for this variable, though, and I hope that making some more final
    adjustments and brainstorming a little bit more will help.

    H. PICTURES AND MOVIES

    It had been my intention the whole time to get some good shots of my rocket. However,
    because it went on the roof, I was unable to do so.

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