Group rocket: Stephanie Blystra and Jessie Rozema

Question for bottom bottle: How will the rocket distance change according to the amount of water that
is in the bottom bottle?

Hypothesis for bottom bottle: If we decrease the water in the bottom of the bottle then it will go farther
because it will not be as heavy and less weight= more force

The distance of rocket depends on the amount of water

Amount in water in Distance of Rocket Launch (meters) Average Distance
the bottom bottle (meters)
(ML)
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
2000 9 7 6 7.3
1000 Control 47 34 84 55
500 51 48 25 41.3
0 5 9 5 6.3
Source: Jessica Rozema and Stephanie Blystra May 2010
100ml=control (top)= 600
1000ml=control (bottom)

The distance of rocket depends on the amount of water

Amount in water in Distance of Rocket Launch (meters) Average Distance
the top bottle (ML) (meters)

Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3

600 37 46 50.5 44.5
200 51 72 75 69
100 Control 47 34 84 55
0 30 46.5 36 37.5
Source: Jessica Rozema and Stephanie Blystra May 2010

Controlled variables: Same rocket launcher, Same measure of distance, same bottle, same conditions
outside, same measure of water (what you put the water in to measure it)

Materials: Duct tape, 2 litter bottle, 20oz bottle, water, something to measure the water, rocket
launcher, cardboard (fins), scissors, meter stick
Procedure (bottom bottle): 1. gather materials
2. Take both bottles and place them on top of each other, bottom to bottom, place the little bottle
on top of the bigger bottle in the center of the bigger bottles bottom
3. Tape the two bottles together
4. take card board and cut out 3 right triangle fins all 6 inches long by 4 inches out
5. Take the newly cut fins and place them on the bigger bottle (with the little bottle facing up)
about 3 inches from the mouth on the big bottle, with about 4-5 inches between the fins
6. tape in the fins :)
7. take the big bottle and remove the cap and remove the cap of the smaller bottle
8. place the control measurement of water in the top and bottom bottle
9. put cap back on the top bottom
10. take your newly made rocket and take it outside with the rocket launcher
11. take the big bottle and place the mouth of it on the rocket launcher
12. put the pressure as 75psi
13. then launch the rocket and measure how far it went with your meter stick (that is your control
measurement)
14. then take the rocket and put your first test measurement in the bottom bottle (continue putting
your test measurements in and taking how far they go with your meterstick until you are done
with your tests
15. record your data in the table
16. finish your EDD

Procedure (top bottle) 1. gather materials

17. Take both bottles and place them on top of each other, bottom to bottom, place the little bottle
on top of the bigger bottle in the center of the bigger bottles bottom
18. Tape the two bottles together
19. take card board and cut out 3 right triangle fins all 6 inches long by 4 inches out
20. Take the newly cut fins and place them on the bigger bottle (with the little bottle facing up)
about 3 inches from the mouth on the big bottle, with about 4-5 inches between the fins
21. tape in the fins :)
22. take the big bottle and remove the cap and remove the cap from the smaller bottle
23. place the control measurement of water in the top and bottom bottle
24. replace cap of the top bottle
25. take your newly made rocket and take it outside with the rocket launcher
26. take the big bottle and place the mouth of it on the rocket launcher
27. put the pressure as 75psi
28. then launch the rocket and measure how far it went with your meter stick (that is your control
measurement)
29. then take the rocket and put your first test measurement in the top bottle (continue putting your
test measurements in and taking how far they go with your meter stick until you are done with
your tests)
30. record your data in the table
31. finish your EDD

Graphs:
Conclusion for Bottom bottle: Our data doesn't support our hypothesis because we thought that the less
water in the bottle, the farther it would go. But it turned out to be that if we had 1000 mL in the bottle,
it went farthest with 55 meters average. When we had no water in the bottom, it went 6.3 meters on
average. If we were to do this experiment again, we would make the wings water resistant and we
would do all trials on the same day. We found that some days the wind was different and our data was
greatly effected.

Our Rocket: