My students are extremely diverse in population, for me personally it's extremely interested to learn more about the Native American population which makes up approximately 50% of my student population. Being in a small town, shop class is very relatable for them, this blue collar town we all live in, is very hands on, the skills they learn here they keep with them and use all their lives.
My Project
These materials will be used to teach the students rocket propulsion, aerodynamics and reasearch/tabulation of information collected from observing their rockets fly into the sky and back down. The students will design and create their own rockets, the fins will determine how the rocket flies, straight, spiral, on an angle, all of these things are directly affected by the fins. Students will then make a educated guess on how far the rockets will fly, and then upon launch they will doccument the information and use 3 different tools to measure the total height of the lauch before the rocket descends. This information will then be documented and tabulated to determine which fin type and position flew the best.
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