2-liter soft drink bottle (1 per team) Styrofoam food trays Poster Board, cardboard Masking tape Low-temperature glue guns and glue 1- to 2-inch piece of 1/2” PVC pipe 4X4X1-inch board (per team) and small screw and washer 4 ounces of clay Eye protection Plastic grocery sacks or thin fabric scraps String Sandpaper or emery boards Art supplies Water rocket launcher rocket fuel Bicycle pump or small compressor
Rocket Activity
Water Rocket
Construction
Objective
Student teams will construct water rockets and
successfully launch them.
Description
Using plastic soft drink bottles, cardboard or
Styrofoam food trays, tape, and glue, small
teams of students design and construct
rockets. A simple assembly stand assists
them in gluing fins on their rockets, and a nose
cone is mounted on the top. A small lump of
modeling clay is inserted into the nose cone
to enhance the rocket’s stability in flight. The
rocket is launched with a special launcher. The
plans for the launcher are found in the Water
Rocket Launcher activity.
National Science Content Standards
Physical Science
• Position and motion of objects
• Motions and forces
Science and Technology
• Abilities of technological design
National Mathematics Content Standards
• Geometry
• Measurement
National Mathematics Process Standards
• Connections
Materials
2-liter soft drink bottle (1 per team)
Styrofoam food trays
Posterboard, cardboard
Masking tape
Low-temperature glue guns and glue
1- to 2-inch piece of 1/2” PVC pipe
4X4X1-inch board (per team) and small
screw and washer
4 ounces of clay
Eye protection
Plastic grocery sacks or thin fabric scraps
String
Sandpaper or emery boards
Art supplies
Water rocket launcher (see page 109)
Bicycle pump or small compressor
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Management
Begin collecting 2-liter soft drink bottles a few
weeks before the activity. Save the caps, too.
Rinse the bottles and remove the labels. There
will be some glue adhesive remaining on the
bottle. Goo remover can be used to clean it off,
but it tends to smear the surface.
Construct assembly stands out of small
blocks of wood. Attach a bottle cap to the
middle of each board with a small screw and a
washer through the cap. When students begin
constructing their rockets, they screw the bottle
neck into the cap, and the board below will hold
the rocket upright for gluing. The blocks also
make a convenient way of storing the rockets
upright when not being worked on.
Make mounting stands by screwing the plastic
bottle caps to a board. Use a washer for
added strength.
Pre-cut the PVC segments. The cuts can
be slanted to streamline them. A saw or PVC
cutter is used for cutting. The segments act as
launch lugs to guide the rocket up the launch
rod during the first moments of the rocket’s
skyward climb.
Be sure to use lowtemperature
glue guns. Hightemperature
guns will melt the
plastic bottle. A small dish of
ice water in a central location
is helpful for students who
get hot glue on their fingers.
Immersing the fingers will
immediately chill the glue. Do
not put bowls of water near
the guns themselves because the guns use
electricity for heating, and shorting could occur
if they get wet.
Special Note The activity entitled Project X-51
(see page 118) lays out an entire process for
Launch lug with
slanted cuts.
constructing water rockets through launch
and reporting. Student teams form rocket
companies and compete for government
contracts. The procedures that follow here
should be used for the construction phase of
Project X-51.
Background
A water rocket is a chamber, usually a 2-liter
soft drink bottle, partially filled with water. Air
is forced inside with a pump. When the rocket
is released, the pressurized air forces water out
the nozzle (pour spout). The bottle launches
itself in the opposite direction. The bottle
usually has a nose cone for streamlining and
fins for stability.
Water rockets are easily capable of
100-meter-high flights, but advanced hobbyists
have combined bottles and staged bottles for
flights over 300 meters high.
Water bottle rockets are ideal for
teaching Newton’s laws of motion. The launch
of the rocket easily demonstrates Newton’s
third law. Students can see the water shooting
out of the nozzle (action) and see the rocket
streak into the sky (reaction). Students can also
experiment with different pressure levels inside
the chamber and different amounts of water.
The rocket will not fly very high if it is filled only
with air. The air will quickly rush out during the
launch, but its mass is very low. Consequently,
the thrust produced is also low (Newton’s
second law). By placing water in the bottle, the
air has to force the water out first before it can
leave the bottle. The water increases the mass
expelled by the rocket, thereby increasing the
thrust.
Like all rockets, the flight performance
of water bottle rockets is strongly influenced
by the rocket’s design and the care taken in its
construction. Beveling the leading and trailing
edges of fins allows them to slice through the
air more cleanly. Straight-mounted fins produce
little friction or drag with the air. A small amount
of ballast weight inside the nose cone helps
balance the rocket. This moves the center of
mass of the rocket forward while still leaving a
large fin surface area at the rear. In flight, the rocket design acts like a weather vane, with the
nose cone pointed up and the fins down.
Procedure
1. Set up a supply station with materials such
as Styrofoam food trays, posterboard, tape,
sandpaper, and art supplies.
2. Set up a gluing station with several heated
low-temperature glue guns and extra glue
sticks.
3. Divide students into teams for constructing
rockets. If using Project X-51, describe the
project to them and explain its objectives.
Discuss construction techniques for their
rockets. Give each team an assembly stand
and a 2-liter soft drink bottle. Project X-51
requires teams to keep track of the materials
they used. Even if they are not doing the
project, it is still good for teams to account
for the materials used.
4. Show teams how to use the glue guns and
point out the cold water dish in case glue
gets on fingers. Students should wear Eye
protection when gluing.
5. Describe how fins can be smoothed with
sandpaper to slice through the air with little
drag.
6. Remind teams to add clay to the inside of
their nose cones.
Trim fin edges with sandpaper to give them
knife-blade shapes to slice through the air.
7. Have teams glue
launch lugs to the side
of the rocket midway
up the body of the
rocket and position it
midway between two
fins.
8. Challenge teams to
think up a way to
add a parachute to
their rockets for soft
landings. Plastic
grocery bags or
lightweight fabric
scraps can be cut to
make parachutes and
strings can be used to
attach them. The nose
cone must remain in
place until the rocket
reaches the top of its flight; then it should
open and release the9. When the rockets have been completed,
have teams qualify their rockets for flight by
conducting string tests. Using several feet
of string, tie the rocket around the middle so
that it balances. Because of the nose cone
weight, the balance point will be towards the
nose. When the rocket hangs level, a small
piece of tape should be temporarily fixed to
the string and bottle to keep the string from
slipping. The rocket is then twirled in a circle.
If the rocket tumbles while circling, it is not
stable and needs more nose cone weight,
bigger fins, or a combination of both. If the
rocket circles with the nose always pointed
forward, it is stable and ready for flight.
(More information about string tests will be
found in the instructions for Project X-51.)
10. Review launch procedures with the teams.
The instructions are outlined in the activity
for constructing a water rocket launcher (see
page 109). Conduct an inspection the day
before the launch to ensure that rocket fins
are securely attached.
11. Set up a tracking station for measuring the
altitudes achieved by the rockets. Follow
all safety procedures and instructions when
launching the team rockets.
Assessment
• Inspect each team’s rocket for the
construction skill employed. Fins should be
vertical and securely attached. The rocket
should be stable.
• Observe the flights and note how the recovery
system designed by teams worked.
Extensions
• Conduct a space art show to feature
decorating schemes of team rockets. Have
students draw artist’s conceptions of their
rockets in flight. (See The Art of Spaceflight
on page 146). To view artist’s conceptions
of NASA’s new Constellation program, see
pages 13-17. 10. Review launch procedures with the teams.
The instructions are outlined in the activity
for constructing a water rocket launcher (see
page 109). Conduct an inspection the day
before the launch to ensure that rocket fins
are securely attached.
11. Set up a tracking station for measuring the
altitudes achieved by the rockets. Follow
all safety procedures and instructions when
launching the team rockets.
2-liter soft drink bottle (1 per team)
Styrofoam food trays
Posterboard, cardboard
Masking tape
Low-temperature glue guns and glue
1- to 2-inch piece of 1/2” PVC pipe
4X4X1-inch board (per team) and small
screw and washer
4 ounces of clay
Eye protection
Plastic grocery sacks or thin fabric scraps
String
Sandpaper or emery boards
Art supplies
Water rocket launcher (see page 109)
Bicycle pump or small compressor Bubbles will continue to form on the porous surface and the process will repeat, creating a nice foamy result. In addition to that, the gum arabic / gelatin ingredients of the Mentos, combined with the potassium benzoate, sugar or (potentially)aspartame, in Diet sodas, also help in this process.
Thursday, 10 May 2018
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
hunting
During the early century the mori scientist Hunting:
During the early century the mori scientist
Like so many hot button issues, the answer to this question depends upon who you ask. On the one hand, some say, nothing could be more natural than hunting, and indeed just about every animal species—including humans—has been either predator or prey at some point in its evolution. And, ironic as it sounds, since humans have wiped out many animal predators, some see hunting as a natural way to cull the herds of prey animals that, as a result, now reproduce beyond the environment’s carrying capacity.
On the other hand, many environmental and animal advocates see hunting as barbaric, arguing that it is morally wrong to kill animals, regardless of practical considerations. According to Glenn Kirk of the California-based The Animals Voice, hunting “causes immense suffering to individual wild animals…” and is “gratuitously cruel because unlike natural predation hunters kill for pleasure…” He adds that, despite hunters’ claims that hunting keeps wildlife populations in balance, hunters’ license fees are used to “manipulate a few game [target] species into overpopulation at the expense of a much larger number of non-game species, resulting in the loss of biological diversity, genetic integrity and ecological balance.”
Beyond moral issues, others contend that hunting is not practical. According to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the vast majority of hunted species—such as waterfowl, upland birds, mourning doves, squirrels and raccoons—“provide minimal sustenance and do not require population control.”
Author Gary E. Varner suggests in his book, In Nature’s Interests, that some types of hunting may be morally justifiable while others may not be. Hunting “designed to secure the aggregate welfare of the target species, the integrity of its ecosystem, or both”—what Varner terms ‘therapeutic hunting’—is defensible, while subsistence and sport hunting—both of which only benefit human beings—is not.
Regardless of one’s individual stance, fewer Americans hunt today than in recent history. Data gathered by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for its most recent (2006) National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, show that only five percent of Americans—some 12.5 million individuals—consider themselves hunters today, down from nine percent in 2001 and 15 percent in 1996.
Public support for hunting, however, is on the rise. A 2007 survey by Responsive Management Inc., a social research firm specializing in natural resource issues, found that 78 percent of Americans support hunting today versus 73 percent in 1995. Eighty percent of respondents agreed that “hunting has a legitimate place in modern society,” and the percent of Americans indicating disapproval of hunting declined from 22 percent in 1995 to 16 percent in 2007.
Perhaps matching the trend among the public, green leaders are increasingly advocating for cooperation between hunters and environmental groups: After all, both lament urban sprawl and habitat destruction.
References
Tuesday, 20 March 2018
the wedos first vlog
today we made our first vlog ever and here are links. Click and click I hope you like the vlog we did not edit so here it is and this is the first time
Wednesday, 14 March 2018
The case of the Barefoot Burglar
The Crime
At approximately 7:15 a.m., Friday morning, Mrs. King, the science teacher, thought something was fishy
as she walked down the hall and noticed that her door was open. She walked into her classroom and
immediately
discovered that the small aquarium had been broken and her prized gold fish were gasping in the sink.
Beside the broken aquarium were the shattered remains of the pink piggy bank that had been on the shelf
above the aquarium. A can of blue paint was spilled on the floor. Footprints of a barefooted burglar led to
an open window. Bits of a white powdery substance were found next to
the broken, empty, piggy bank. The only other item found was a half-eaten large chunk of chocolate candy.
as she walked down the hall and noticed that her door was open. She walked into her classroom and
immediately
discovered that the small aquarium had been broken and her prized gold fish were gasping in the sink.
Beside the broken aquarium were the shattered remains of the pink piggy bank that had been on the shelf
above the aquarium. A can of blue paint was spilled on the floor. Footprints of a barefooted burglar led to
an open window. Bits of a white powdery substance were found next to
the broken, empty, piggy bank. The only other item found was a half-eaten large chunk of chocolate candy.
When the police arrived they immediately began to gather forensic evidence.Peg the Leg
Height: 5'
Alias: Lucky Lady
Peg is a librarian known for hanging horseshoes and four leaf clovers in her library. Employees say
she is so superstitious she insisted on carpeting in the library instead of laying tiles so she would not step on the cracks. She wraps construction zone tape around open ladders so no one can walk under them. Cola bottles litter her office, which she drinks with chocolate chunks. Her teeth are chipped from knocking the bottles against them. She is always throwing salt over her shoulder for good luck and keeps a salt shaker in her purse. Her alibi is that she was busy closing open umbrellas the morning of the crime. | |
Jake the Jock
Height 6'6"
Alias: Armchair Quarterback
Jake the Jock is known for quoting statistics on every sport from boomerang throwing to sled dogging. His neighbors report that he is the neighborhood
pitcher for baseball games. Last year a baseball hit him in the mouth and knocked out his front tooth. This has cramped his eating style of chocolate chunks, candied apples, and corn on the cob. His wife claims that on the morning of the crime Jake was rubbing his hands with cornstarch to keep them dry in preparation for an important baseball game. |
Dan the Man
|
Lou Lou
Height: 5'3"
Alias: Sweet Tooth
| |
Lou Lou is so addicted to sugar that she never leaves home without it. She loves to bake sweet things and has an entire pantry full of sugar bins. She claims to have been baking her famous chocolate chunk cookies the morning of the crime (although not a morsel of cookie or chocolate chunk was left when the police arrived.) Lou Lou rarely wears shoes, which often causes her to slip and break things, especially her collection of ceramic pigs.
| |
- Sticky, 'swirl' fingerprints were lifted from the aquarium and piggy bank.
- The painted footprints were measured and were for 26cm feet. ( size 8)
- The chunk of chocolate candy was collected for examination. It appeared there were teeth imprints.
- The white powdery substance by the piggy bank was carefully placed in a plastic bag and taken to the forensic chemist for identification . It had very small grains and when mixed with Iodine it reacted making the colour brown. It did not have a smell.
my thinkings/finding
name
|
evidence
|
clues
|
Peg the Leg
|
always throwing salt over her shoulder {white powder.}
|
there was a white powder in the crime scene
|
Jake the Jock
|
eating style of chocolate chunks. rubbing his hands with cornstarch [white powder
|
the was half eaten choc
|
Dan the Man
|
baking soda {white powder} and choc chunks are missing
| |
Lou Lou
|
rarely wears shoes, suger {white powder}
|
was barefoot
|
the bad guy is i think lou lou because suger turns black/brown she really wears shoes and has a sweet tooth
let me know what you think
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
white powder test
A forensic scientist may discover powder at a crime scene. In order to determine if it is illegal or not the crime lab will identify the substance using chemistry. Take on the role of a forensic chemist to identify unknown substances.
Become a Forensic Chemist by following these procedures and filling in the Powder Analysis Chart with your results.
Become a Forensic Chemist by following these procedures and filling in the Powder Analysis Chart with your results.
Complete the appearance, texture, and smell activities before opening the vinegar and iodine bottles.
Record your findings in the Powder Analysis Chart below.
Aim: To determine how different powders feel, look and react to other substances.
Hypothesis:
Equipment:
Baking Soda
Cornflour
Sugar
Salt
Iodine
Vinegar
Magnifying glass
Eyedrop
Black card
Tea spoon / stick
Method:
Record your findings in the Powder Analysis Chart below.
Aim: To determine how different powders feel, look and react to other substances.
Hypothesis:
Equipment:
Baking Soda
Cornflour
Sugar
Salt
Iodine
Vinegar
Magnifying glass
Eyedrop
Black card
Tea spoon / stick
Method:
- Place one-fourth teaspoon (1 ml) of the four white powders on a sheet of black construction paper. Label the powders with your pen.
- Study the powders with the magnifying glass. Examine what each powder looks like. How would you describe the powder's shape. Does it have large or small grains? Your observations should be written in the appearance column of the chart.
- Examine the powders further by rubbing each powder between your fingers. Describe how each powder feels in the Texture column of the chart.
- Determine if there is a smell to any of the powders. Record your findings in the Smell column of the chart.
- Take the eyedropper and place a drop of water on each individual powder. Examine what happens? Do the powders dissolve? Is there a reaction? Write your observations in the Reaction to Water column.
- Place one-half teaspoon (2ml) of each powder in a separate jar. Add 2 drops of iodine to each jar using the eyedropper. Record what happens in the Reaction to Iodine column. Iodine should be handled with care.
- powderFeelsmellLookIadenAgrittysecaningwhiteyellowBsmoothNothingWhiteblackCgrittyWalnutsWhiteblackDgrittywalnutWhiteYellow
finding:
when the powder where analysand they where found to have different predatesThursday, 1 March 2018
forgery
today we did forgery in science here are some of the photos of mine and some of the people in my class here is some of the hand writing
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