Rocketry & Parabolic Relationships

The goal of this ETP is to engage students in a hands –on engineering experience. Students will create pressurized water model rockets with 2 liter bottles and then launch them into the atmosphere. Students will have the opportunity to follow the trajectory of the rocket and match its flight with a parabolic relationship. Finally, students will present their findings; determining the highest point of flight, distance travel from launch and a best fit parabolic equation.