Science experiments
Force and Motion
This term for science we are focusing on force and motion with the ultimate goal being building bottle rockets.
To understand the different types of force and how they can be applied to objects to make them move we have done a couple of experiments in class and written about what we have noticed.
Here are some pictures of us experimenting with different types of force.
To understand the different types of force and how they can be applied to objects to make them move we have done a couple of experiments in class and written about what we have noticed.
Here are some pictures of us experimenting with different types of force.
Balloon Rockets
Spinning water - centrifugal and centripetal force
Matchstick Rockets
One Friday afternoon we decided to have a syndicate competition to see who could make a matchstick rocket fly the furtherest.
To make our matchstick rockets we had to cut off or scrape the heads of matches into tin foil and attach them to a wooden skewer. The really important thing was to make sure that there weren't any gaps in the foil so that all of the heat from the flame would stay inside and combust and make the rocket fly. Hana, Connie and Amy had the best flight from their rocket!
To make our matchstick rockets we had to cut off or scrape the heads of matches into tin foil and attach them to a wooden skewer. The really important thing was to make sure that there weren't any gaps in the foil so that all of the heat from the flame would stay inside and combust and make the rocket fly. Hana, Connie and Amy had the best flight from their rocket!
Curvifly!
Bottle Rockets
Our main goal in Term 1 was to create a bottle rocket that would fly the highest and then use a parachute to land safely on the ground. There were a lot of trials and errors (and also some rogue rockets that got lost along the way!) They were plenty of fun to make and we had our final flight on the first day of term 2. Below is a photo of the teams that had rockets survive and that flew the furtherest on the final launch day.
Congratulations to Hamish for having his fly the highest!
Congratulations to Hamish for having his fly the highest!