Air Pressure Rockets

Goal: 

  • Model, design, build, and test a re-useable compressed air rocket that will fly as far and accurately as possible. 

  • Learn how to use spreadsheets and practice the principle of controlled experimentation to design the best possible rocket.


  • P1-Rocketry - GDoc

Week Deliverable Assessment
1

Build a working compressed air launcher.

· PVC Fabrication

· Projectile Motion

· Pressure and force

 ADST
2

You’ve had several successful launches and collected good data.

· IoT (Internet of Things)

· Excel Spreadsheet Basics

· Measurement and the SI system

· Distance, velocity, and acceleration

 ADST
3

You’ve picked a single parameter to study and have collected a good data set, presented as a high quality excel graph.

· Creating and Reading Graphs

· Creating a predictive mathematical model

· Controlled experiments

 ADST
4 Distance and Accuracy test day! A set number of attempts to score the highest distance and best accuracy with your design. Science Math