Cadets finished construction of their Estes model rockets today, and the plan is to paint the rockets and complete all finishing touches before we launch. We will also need to finish learning how to calculate the average and instantaneous velocity so cadets can determine how high and how fast rockets travel on the big launch day. Last week in class, we calculated average velocity and acceleration and this week we began working with a formula for instantaneous velocity. Cadets discovered that the first step in calculating a rocket’s velocity at any instant is to figure out the velocity of the rocket as it leaves the launch pad, so that’s what we focused on today.
In addition to our rocketry activities students spent some time working with Hands On Equations and matrix logic puzzles. They also learned a great deal about the Apollo and Soyuz programs and continued exploring the Cold War Era.
Finally, just a reminder that next week is our field trip to the Challenger Center. Please look at the field trip section of the blog for all trip details and important last minute reminders regarding medication, food, transportation, etc…
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