Squeak
Rocket Launch Challenge
Description
The NASA
Rocket is waiting to
be launched at the Control
and Data Center. If you
are the intuitive type,
you can start by following
the Quick Start instructions
on the first page of
the active book at the
right of the Squeak project.
If you need more direction
and background, then
you should go through
the book. You should
review the concepts of
position, velocity, acceleration
and gravity in the book.
However you start, be
sure you complete the
explorations near the
end of the book and try
to do the challenge.
You will find it useful
and important to plot
data to understand position,
velocity and acceleration
better. Scientists often
plot data to help them
understand. Try the rocket
on the Moon and other
planets to explore gravity.
Challenge yourself to
make a two-stage rocket.
Instructional
Objectives
The student will
- understand
freefall motion.
- review
and solidify concepts
of displacement, velocity,
acceleration, and gravity.
- use
graphing skills to
analyze and interpret
data.
- compare the rocket’s
motion on the Earth
to that on the Moon
and planets.
- understand
how simulations are
made from computer
programs.
- work cooperatively
with other students
and discuss results
during the interactive
activity.
Go
to Squeak Exercise
Challenge Web Activity
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