Attention Clover Kids Parents
Today we did the following:
Learned that for every action there’s a reaction
Followed directions making a 2 Liter Bottle Rocket and film canister rocket
Develop self-understanding through working in teams
Launched our team’s bottle rocket and our own film canister rocket
Ask your child:
What did you enjoy most ?
What did they learn about rockets?
What surprised you by doing the experiments?
What we covered –
Air is all around us and the layer surrounding our earth is called
atmosphere. It has so much substance that it can hold up aircraft the
size of a school bus through lift. Air is essential for the flight of
airplanes and jets. Wingless Rockets rely on an engine that through
the force of gas leaving the engine provides an equal and opposite
force lifting the rocket skyward. Design of rockets include Fins.
Rockets are stabilized by the effects of air movement on their fins
which function as controls. The best measures of rocket performance
are altitude (how high) and velocity (how fast). The film canister
rocket was powered by effervescent antacid tablets.
Dig Deeper with Your ChildIowa State University’s 4-H and Youth Program has a special department called ESET. ExtensionScience, with 321Pop and Rockets Away activities: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/e-set/ (Then go to
the Curriculum section). Look at the Ohio 4-H Web Site for more bottle rocket challenges in the “Design
Zone” at : http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~rockets/cgi-bin/design_zone.cgi
Please note:
Clover Kids is a part of Iowa State University Extension 4-H and Youth Programs of Buena Vista County.
All resources, staff and volunteers were made available through the USDA Cooperative Extension
Service and sponsored by Newell-Fonda Public School..
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