Snow Science
1. In what way is snow science relevant to your life?
-Well, its not. But its still good to know where an avalanche could occur. I don't ski, snow shoe, or do anything in the snow. But if i was with a friend that wanted to go up in the mountains hiking or something like that, I would be able to tell them if this place was a safe place to hike or not with the snow science i learned.- 2. What do you now understand about the role snow and water play in the American West? -I know that it is what keeps the entire west in the livable state. We use so much water out of the Colorado river it doesn't ever see the ocean. If there was no snow up in the mountains there would be no farms that year- 3. What skill did you develop through engaging this material? -I learned a lot of things. But the most i engaged with was the snow science. There are many different types of snowflakes and I never knew that- |
The Water Rocket Project:
For the last few months we have been working on water rockets. These are rockets propelled by pressurized plastic bottles filled with water. In addition to just leaving them the bottle and nothing else, most of the students built things on to their rockets such as fins and parachutes. These were added to help make the rocket more stable during flight and to add good looks to them.
I made my rocket out of a bottle no one else used. I used a 20 fluid ounce bottle and filled it halfway (10 floz.) My rocket failed due to my wings. They were up to high on the frame causing my rocket to spin out. It was also too heavy, I had covered the entire thing with a layer of duct tape hoping to make it sturdier but instead made it spin out. The things I would have changed about this were the wings and the weight of the rocket itself. It was not the best design I have come up with.
I made my rocket out of a bottle no one else used. I used a 20 fluid ounce bottle and filled it halfway (10 floz.) My rocket failed due to my wings. They were up to high on the frame causing my rocket to spin out. It was also too heavy, I had covered the entire thing with a layer of duct tape hoping to make it sturdier but instead made it spin out. The things I would have changed about this were the wings and the weight of the rocket itself. It was not the best design I have come up with.
This to the left is my rocket. The layout was originally intended to have smaller amounts of duct tape on it but I had no other choice but to cover it. Although I would have been better off with having a smaller amount of duct tape anyway. That Idea backfired on me. The last thing that backfired was the wing style. They caused too much of a spin making it go completely out spinning. My power to weight ratio was correct to a small extent. Just as i had planed it was true. The smaller rockets that I had saw launch other than mine were very well designed. According to my observations, during testing periods that my class had, the smaller rockets usually went up to fast causing them to fall apart from the force and included destroying them on impact with the ground. I made mine tough so it could with stand the wear and tear that most of the rockets could only take one testing time of. Never the less, I am impressed with my peers and how elaborate and well planed their rockets were compared to mine.
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