Gravity Launch Lab Activity Remember: ENJOY THIS!!!!!!!, o It’s just practice o It’s not graded. E-mail me if o you have a question o the instructions don’t make sense o the instructions don’t seem to flow E-mail me o To request a face-to-face video chat using Google Meet o Remember: all video chats are recorded for accuracy and safety per Davenport School District requirements. Be sure to tell your parent or guardian this before requesting a chat. After completion Submit your data sheet for feedback after o completing the lab simulation o recording your data and observations o answering the questions at the end After submission o I will review your results o I will provide feedback and return your submission. o Please be patient waiting for feedback, my family is moving this week. Directions o In this activity you are attempting to complete a space mission by launching a rocket around a stellar object and successfully docking with the designated satellite. Directions o You will adjust thrust and/or angle for each attempt. Directions: Adjusting Thrust You can adjust thrust two possible ways o Move the Thrust handle up or down with your mouse o Double click the Thrust amount (to the right of the Thrust handle) o type in a new amount o push “enter” Directions: Adjust Angle You can adjust angle two possible ways o Turn the “Angle” dial back and forth using your mouse o Double click the Angle amount (to the right of the dial) o type in a new amount o push “enter” Gravity Launch Activity Directions 1. Each Mission has its own data table. 2. o Within each Mission there are rows for at least three attempts and a final attempt. There are 5 missions total 3. You may need more than 3 attempts to be successful with your lunch 4. If you need more than 3 attempts in any mission to get a successful launch ONLY record the data for 5. o the first three attempts o your final attempt (the successful one) For each Mission your “Attempt 1” should use the Thrust and Angle amounts/values you are automatically given by the simulator. 6. o Don’t change either of the amounts, thrust or angle o Record the Thrust amount in your mission’s table o Record the Angle amount in your mission’s table o Press “Launch” o Record what happens (your observation). For attempt 2 7. o Keep the Thrust value the same as attempt 1 o ONLY adjust the Angle amount. o Press “Launch” o Record what happens (your observation). For attempt 3 8. o keep the Angle the same as attempt 2 o ONLY adjust the Thrust amount. o Press “Launch” o Record what happens (your observation). Continue to adjust Thrust and Angle amounts until you find a combination that successfully launches the rocket into a successful mission o (the rocket docks with the correct satellite) 9. In each Mission, after your final attempt (successful Launch) write down o Why you think those values of Thrust and Angle worked. o Why did that specific amount of Thrust lead to success? o Why did that specific amount of Angle lead to success? Note: Remember to record your thrust and angle amounts before you press “launch”. 10. If you need more than 3 attempts only record o the amounts of the first 3 attempts and observation for each o the amounts of your Final Attempt (the successful one). Mission Attempts Mission 1 Attempt Thrust Angle Observations amount amount 1 2 3 Final Attempt (Note: You are to enter these “Final Attempt” amounts in the Successful Missions Table that follows Mission Five) Mission 2 Attempt Thrust Angle Observations amount amount 1 2 3 Final Attempt (Note: You are to enter these “Final Attempt” amounts in the Successful Missions Table that follows Mission Five) Mission Three Attempt Thrust Angle Observations amount amount 1 2 3 Final Attempt (Note: You are to enter these “Final Attempt” amounts in the Successful Missions Table that follows) ****** SPECIAL DIRECTIONS for Mission Four ***** Mission Four: For this next Mission, before you try perform Attempt 1, complete a “Special Attempt” using the values given for Thrust and Angle. o These values are not correct. o Still, please observe what happens (with your eyes) when you use those values for thrust and angle and “launch” your rocket. o Record what you observe in the “Observations” column o After you have done that, proceed as normal for attempts 1, 2, 3 and so on. Attempt Special Attempt Thrust Angle Observations amount amount 7.500 27.010 1 2 3 Final Attempt (Note: You are to enter these “Final Attempt” amounts in the Successful Missions Table that follows) Mission Five o For mission five, follow the same instructions as missions 1, 2, and 3. Attempt Thrust Angle Observations amount amount 1 2 3 Final Attempt (Note: You are to enter these “Final Attempt” amounts in the Successful Missions Table that follows) Successful Missions Table In the table below, for each mission, record the “final attempt” Thrust and Angle amounts for each Mission Thrust amount Mission 1 Mission 2 Mission 3 Mission 4 Mission 5 Angle amount QUESTIONS The following slides have questions for you to answer, based on the data you collected and observations you made and wrote down. Use the slides to answer the questions that follow. Partners? If you did the activity with a partner discuss each of the questions that follow and write down your responses on the form I provided you. 1. What did you learn? 2. What happens when you keep the angle value constant (the same) but o Adjust the amount of Thrust up? o Adjust the amount of Thrust down? o When you adjust the amount of force (thrust) up or down, does the motion of the rocket change? o If so, tell me in your own words how the rocket’s motion changes? 3. What happens when you keep the thrust constant (the same) but o Adjust the amount of Angle up? o Adjust the amount of Angle down? o When you adjust the amount of angle up or down, does the motion of the rocket change (yes or no)? o If yes, tell me in your own words, how the rocket’s motion changes? 4. What do you think is the force that tries to prevent the rocket from leaving Earth’s atmosphere? 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