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    The document discusses the four stages of a rocket's flight: 1) liftoff, where thrust overcomes weight to lift the rocket, 2) powered flight where thrust propels the rocket, 3) coasting flight where the rocket coasts to its maximum altitude after the engine cuts out, and 4) recovery where a parachute or landing slows the rocket's descent. It then provides instructions for making a paper bottle rocket including rolling the paper, adding a nose cone, and attaching fins for stability.

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    The document discusses the four stages of a rocket's flight: 1) liftoff, where thrust overcomes weight to lift the rocket, 2) powered flight where thrust propels the rocket, 3) coasting flight where the rocket coasts to its maximum altitude after the engine cuts out, and 4) recovery where a parachute or landing slows the rocket's descent. It then provides instructions for making a paper bottle rocket including rolling the paper, adding a nose cone, and attaching fins for stability.

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    The document discusses the four stages of a rocket's flight: 1) liftoff, where thrust overcomes weight to lift the rocket, 2) powered flight where thrust propels the rocket, 3) coasting flight where the rocket coasts to its maximum altitude after the engine cuts out, and 4) recovery where a parachute or landing slows the rocket's descent. It then provides instructions for making a paper bottle rocket including rolling the paper, adding a nose cone, and attaching fins for stability.

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    Henrys Place: Bottle Rockets!

    How a Rocket Flies


    A rocket is subjected to the forces of thrust, lift, drag, and gravity just like airplanes (which we
    discussed last time).
    Do you know what thrust, lift, drag and gravity are?
    (This part will be review for those of you who did Henrys Place last session !ee if you can
    re"e"ber the definitions of thrust# lift# dra$# and $ravity!%
    Thrust & 'ift
    Thrust is the force that causes something to move in the direction it is going. For eample, for
    the paper airplane, thrust is forward movement and you give the paper airplane thrust when you
    throw it forward.
    !"ift! is eactly what it sounds like. #t$s the force causes things to go up. #n an airplane, lift
    comes when the air below the airplane wing is pushing up harder than the air above the wing is
    pushing down. This difference in pressure keeps the plane from dropping strait to the ground
    right away % it allows the plane to fly.
    (ra$ & )ravity
    &bjects that push a lot of air are said to have a lot of 'drag,' or resistance, to moving through the
    air. (ou want to decrease drag to make things go farther in the air.
    )ravity is the force that causes things to fall down. #t$s actually trying to pull you and me to the
    center of the *arth+ ,ecreasing the weight of an object decreases the strength of gravity$s pull.
    R*+,-T!!
    For a model rocket, the aerodynamic forces (or forces that deal with moving in the air) are
    generated by both the body and the fins. Also, rockets use thrust to overcome their weight to get
    into the air, and use lift to stabili-e and control the direction of flight. Finally, while the effects of
    the forces remain about the same for an airplane, they change dramatically during a typical
    rocket flight. .ecause of these facts, there are four stages to a rockets flight/ liftoff, powered
    flight, coasting flight, and recovery.
    'iftoff/ At liftoff, the thrust of the rocket engine is greater than the weight of the rocket, lifting
    the rocket into the air. #n rockets, Thrust is the force that pushes the rocket up. 0nlike full scale
    rockets, however, our model rockets rely only on aerodynamics for stability.
    Powered fli$ht/ ,uring powered flight, thrust dominates over the other forces (weight and drag)
    propelling the rocket vertically into the air.
    +oastin$ fli$ht/ 1hen the engine runs out of fuel there is no more thrust force. From here the
    model rocket glides up to its maimum altitude. ,uring the upward coast, the rocket is
    constantly slowing down. *ventually, a point is reached where the rocket can go no higher.
    .ecause gravity is still acting on the rocket, the rocket will then begin to fall back to earth. The
    rocket gains speed as it falls. 2ince the speed increases, the drag increases and a point is soon
    reached where the drag is e3ual and opposite to the weight. 1hen the drag force e3uals the
    weight force, the rocket falls at a constant speed, also called the ter"inal velocity.
    Recovery/ 0sually a parachute will open which increases the drag force on the rocket, making it
    slow down. The rocket then lands softly on *arth. .ut since our rockets will not have parachutes,
    they will hit the ground harder than normal. 2o make sure you don$t stand in way of a falling
    rocket+
    Bottle Rocket Blast-Off!
    How to make your rockets:
    Make a paper rocket and see how high it flies.
    One sheet of 8 !"# $ # paper %can &e printed on one side'
    () cm length of *+, pipe or any tu&e with a !"# diameter
    -cissors
    ,lear tape
    ,ard stock %or any stiff paper. such as used file folders or (# $ /#
    cards'
    Markers
    Roll a sheet of 8 !"# $ # paper into a cylinder that will fit o0er the tu&e. 1he
    paper should not &e tight around the *+, pipe. &ut should &e a&le to slide off
    easily. 1ape your paper tu&e so it stays rolled up. and slip it off the *+, pipe. *ut
    the *+, pipe aside.

    2ou can roll your sheet of paper the long way or the short way.
    3ith scissors. clip the end of the tu&e to make it pointed. 4se tape to seal the
    point so it5s airtight. 1his will &e the #nose# of the rocket.

    Source: http://www.exploratorium.edu/math_explorer/BBO_makingRockets.html
    Rocket fins will help your rocket fly straight. ,ut fins from a (# $ /# card or
    some other stiff paper. *lay around with your wing designs. 3ill you add
    any6 How many will you ha0e6 3hat shape will they &e6 How &ig will they
    &e6
    7f you ha0e fins. tape them to the sides of the rocket. how high is up to
    you. Be sure to tape &oth sides of the fin to the rocket.
    Questions:
    1) hat are the !our stages o! a rocket"s !light#
    $) hat is the !orce that pushes the rocket straight up#
    %) hat is it called when the rocket !alls at a constant speed#
    &) hat modi!ications made 'our rocket !l' (etter# h'#

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