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Impact of Fin Size on Rocket Height

The document describes an experiment to test how fin size affects the height a rocket can reach, with trials conducted using rockets with fins of different sizes or no fins, and the average heights recorded in a data table showing that smaller fins resulted in greater heights while no fins reached the lowest heights on average. Additional factors that could affect rocket height are listed such as material, shape, weight, and wind. The procedure for conducting the experiment is also outlined.

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Impact of Fin Size on Rocket Height

The document describes an experiment to test how fin size affects the height a rocket can reach, with trials conducted using rockets with fins of different sizes or no fins, and the average heights recorded in a data table showing that smaller fins resulted in greater heights while no fins reached the lowest heights on average. Additional factors that could affect rocket height are listed such as material, shape, weight, and wind. The procedure for conducting the experiment is also outlined.

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Elizabeth Hoekstra

A. Does the fin size effect how high the rocket will go?
B. If the fin size is smaller then it will shoot higher because it has less drag.
C. 10 X 3 5x3 6.5 X3

Effect of Fin size on Height


Size of the fin Height the Rocket Shot Average
Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3
5 in long X 93 90 75 86
3 in out
6 in long X 30 5 19.5 18.6
4 in out
7 in long X 69 75 72 72
5 in out
5 in long X 54 60 66 60
5 in out
No wings 15 45 27 29
Source: Elizabeth Hoekstra, May 2010

D. Material of the fin, Shape of the fin, shape of the rocket, amount of wind, and amount of weight in
the rocket.
E. Laptop, document, bottles, tape, shooter and height measure.
F. First you open the document with the data sheet on it.
Then you make your rocket according to the constant rocket building.
Next shoot the constant 6 in long X 4 2liter/20 oz to 75 psi reasonable amount of duct tape 45 degree launch
angle 100 mL in top 1000 mL in bottom cap on6 in long X 4 in out Triangle (right angle)in out and see how far
it goes in meters. With the
After doing three trials and recording change the fin size to 5 in long X 3 in out.
Shoot the updated one off for three trials.
Record the Data in the table.
Finally repeat 2 more times with different fin sizes and record. No wings 5 in long X 5 in out and 7 in
long X 5 in out. Three trials

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