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    Fizzing rockets Lesson 1

    Construct a method to test a hypothesis


    Identify variables in a scientific investigation
    List and justify equipment needed for your investigation
    Identify safety hazards

    Starter: watch the video, and write down one safety precaution the
    man has taken or should have taken.
    The experiment
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVrbELG2xjc

    • You will have some film canisters, and some effervescing vitamin C
    tablets.

    • You need to change this experiment to investigate an idea


    How does it work?
    What does the tablet do when it is added to water? (vit c tablet)

    What gas is produced by this reaction?

    Why does the canister shoot off the lid?

    Using the word ‘thrust’ to explain how this experiment is similar to an


    actual rocket launch.
    How does it work?
    When you add the water it starts to dissolve the Vit C tablet. This
    creates a gas call carbon dioxide.
    As the carbon dioxide is being released, it creates pressure inside the
    film canister. The more gas that is made, the more pressure builds up
    until the cap it blasted down and the rocket is blasted up.
    This system of thrust is how a real rocket works whether it is in outer
    space or here in the earth’s atmosphere. Of course, real rockets use
    rocket fuel. You can experiment controlling the rocket’s path by adding
    fins and a nose cone that you can make out of paper.
    Variables
    Independent variables (things you can Dependent variables (things you can
    change) measure)
    The volume of water The speed
    The mass of the vitamin C pill The distance
    The surface area of the vitamin C The time
    pill The loudness
    The angle of the canister The angle
    The temperature of the water The splash-zone
    Shape of the rocket (canister)
    Equipment
    Equipment Justification
    Vit C tablet
    Pipettes
    In here is a list of possible equipment you may
    Empty film canisters need.
    Plastic tray However the equipment you are using
    Measuring cylinder depends on the variables in your
    investigation.
    Balance Check which applies to you.
    Pestle Once you have finish choosing equipment,
    Mortar explain why you need this bit of equipment.
    Lastly, have a go at drawing a diagram of each
    Safety goggles part, don’t forget to use a pencil and ruler!
    Thermometer
    Water bath/kettle
    J cloth/absorbent towels
    Stop watches
    Method
    1. Put on those safety goggles (and head outside if possible– no really, when this
    works, that film canister really flies!)
    2. Break the antacid tablet up using a pestle and mortar.
    3. Remove the lid from the film canister and put a teaspoon (5 cm3) of water into the
    canister.
    Do the next 2 steps quickly
    4. Drop the tablet half into the canister and snap the cap onto the canister (make
    sure that it snaps on tightly.)
    5. Quickly put the canister on the ground CAP SIDE DOWN and STEP BACK at least 2
    metres.
    6. About 10 seconds later, you will hear a POP! and the film canister will launch into
    the air!
    Fizzing rockets Lesson 2
    Construct a method to test a hypothesis
    Identify variables in a scientific investigation
    List and justify equipment needed for your investigation
    Identify safety hazards

    Starter: Name the forces acting on the rocket at take off, during the journey
    and landing.

    Ext: draw a free body diagram showing the forces acting on the rocket at take
    off, during the journey and landing.
    Safety
    Risk What is the risk? How to prevent this
    The It could pop up and hit Wear safety goggles at
    Think of some hazards canister you in the eye all times during the
    for your experiment, popping experiment
    The wet area It can make surfaces
    here are a few to start from the slippery and someone
    you off. Remember, you experiment might fall over or have
    need to state how you an accident
    will control it too: Keep a clear area around
    the experiment of at
    least 2m
    Equipment
    Equipment Justification
    Vit C tablet
    Pipettes
    In here is a list of possible equipment you may
    Empty film canisters need.
    Plastic tray However the equipment you are using
    Measuring cylinder depends on the variables in your
    investigation.
    Balance Check which applies to you.
    Pestle Once you have finish choosing equipment,
    Mortar explain why you need this bit of equipment.
    Lastly, have a go at drawing a diagram of each
    Safety goggles part, don’t forget to use a pencil and ruler!
    Thermometer
    Water bath/kettle
    J cloth/absorbent towels
    Stop watches
    Method
    1. Put on those safety goggles (and head outside if possible– no really, when this
    works, that film canister really flies!)
    2. Break the antacid tablet up using a pestle and mortar.
    3. Remove the lid from the film canister and put a teaspoon (5 cm3) of water into the
    canister.
    Do the next 2 steps quickly
    4. Drop the tablet half into the canister and snap the cap onto the canister (make
    sure that it snaps on tightly.)
    5. Quickly put the canister on the ground CAP SIDE DOWN and STEP BACK at least 2
    metres.
    6. About 10 seconds later, you will hear a POP! and the film canister will launch into
    the air!
    Repeats
    Why is it important to take more than one reading?
    Theory: it is not possible to injure yourself falling out the window.

    If I jumped out the window and survived, does this mean that this will
    always be a successful test?

    Would you feel confident jumping out the window after? Have I proven
    the hypothesis?
    Fizzing rockets Lesson 3
    Use your investigation results to develop your method
    Create a graph to present your results
    Carry out an investigation into rockets to test a hypothesis
    Design a table to plot your results in

    Starter: Design a results table for your investigation


    Results table
    • Design a results table to put your Independent
    Dependent variable
    data in during the practical. variable (__) Try 1 Try 2 Average

    • Remember to include how many


    different times you will try this each
    time. Don’t be unrealistic with how
    much data you can record.

    • Don’t forget to add units – what you


    are measuring it in?
    Results table examples
    • Don’t forget to add units – what you are measuring it in?
    Time till it pops (___) Dependent variable (__)
    Mass of Volume of
    Vitamin C water (__)
    tablet (___) Try 1 Try 2 Average Try 1 Try 2 Average
    5
    0.5
    10
    1
    15
    1.5
    20
    2
    Practical skills
    Method
    1. Put on those safety goggles (and head outside if possible– no really, when this
    works, that film canister really flies!)
    2. Break the antacid tablet up using a pestle and mortar.
    3. Remove the lid from the film canister and put a teaspoon (5 cm3) of water into the
    canister.
    Do the next 2 steps quickly
    4. Drop the tablet half into the canister and snap the cap onto the canister (make
    sure that it snaps on tightly.)
    5. Quickly put the canister on the ground CAP SIDE DOWN and STEP BACK at least 2
    metres.
    6. About 10 seconds later, you will hear a POP! and the film canister will launch into
    the air!
    Drawing a graph
    • Create a graph to
    present your results

    • The independent
    variable is on the x axis

    • The dependent variable


    is up the y axis
    Correcting your method
    • Return to your method. Now you have done the experiment, what
    would you change?

    • Is there anything you could do to make your results more reliable,


    accurate or fair?

    • Rewrite your method with these improvements.

    Ext: Explain how your method tests your hypothesis or research question
    How did you do?
    • Nominate one person’s work to swap with another group.

    • Exchange the books as follows:


    • Group 1 with Group 2
    • Group 3 with Group 4 and 5

    • You will then mark their work as a group and decide on a score. What
    can they do to improve their method? Write them a target on the
    post-it note
    Fizzing rockets Lesson 4
    • Construct a conclusion from your results

    Starter: Stick your graphs into your books!


    Conclusion
    • Look at your graph, are there any trends or patterns you can see?

    • Do your results do what you predicted?

    • Can you come up with a rule? e.g. the bigger the mass, the shorter
    the time till it pops

    • What other evidence do you need to prove your hypothesis/research


    question?
    Investigation: Fizzing rockets
    Create a new hypothesis to test using this equipment
    Test whether a hypothesis is true or not
    Carry out an investigation safely
    Predict what will happen using a hypothesis

    Starter: why do people wear goggles for science investigations?


    Fizzing rockets
    Hypothesis:

    The mass of the tablet affects the time till the rocket pops

    Prediction:

    I think that…..increasing the mass of __________ will


    increase/decrease
    Safety
    Risk What is the risk? How to prevent this
    The It could pop up and hit Wear safety goggles at
    canister you in the eye all times during the
    Complete the popping experiment
    table to help The wet area It can make surfaces
    from the slippery and someone
    identify safety experiment might fall over or have
    precautions to an accident
    take during this Keep a clear area around
    practical the experiment of at
    least 2m
    Method
    1. Put on those safety goggles
    2. Break the antacid tablet in half.
    3. Remove the lid from the film canister and 5 ml of water into the canister.
    Do the next 2 steps quickly
    4. Drop the tablet half into the canister and snap the cap onto the canister (make sure
    that it snaps on tightly.) START your stopwatch
    5. Quickly put the canister on the ground CAP SIDE DOWN and STEP BACK at least 2
    metres.
    6. About 10 seconds later, you will hear a POP! and the film canister will launch into the
    air!
    7. Record the time it took for it to launch into the air.
    8. Repeat with a whole tablet. If you have time try one and a half tablets too!
    Variables: how could we change the
    experiment?
    Independent variables (things you can Dependent variables (things you can
    change) measure)
    The volume of water The speed
    The mass of the vitamin C pill The distance
    The surface area of the vitamin C The time
    pill The loudness
    The angle of the canister The angle
    The temperature of the water The splash-zone
    Shape of the rocket (canister)

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