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For this project I had to build a rocket from scratch with a partner. My partner was Nancy and we really worked well together. The first thing we did was design our rocket. We followed the basic structure of a rocket and then just planned what materials we were going to use. Then we started building. We cut out strips of the brown paper for the body. We wrapped one strip of paper on to the pipe and taped it down (making sure there were no gaps). Next we wrapped the second strip going the opposite way, then finally the third strip going the same way as the first strip. Both of these layers were glued with wood glue. We set that aside to dry. For the fins we first thought of making it with the same material as the body, but it was too thin. So we decided to use two layers of card stock. Once the fins were ready we glued them on to the body of the rocket that we removed from the pipe. We spaced them out to give the perfect balance to the rocket. Next we started to make the parachute. We first made one with a big red plastic sign, but we had to rethink it because it was too big to fit into our rocket. We got an army man parachute from Jesus and used that instead. Then we started to make the nose cone. There is no pics of this because in the making I had an accident with the box cutter. Next we attached the shock cord and the parachute to the inside of the rocket and the nose cone. Then we made a motor holder to keep our motor in place. Finally we added the launch lugs which were made out of straws. After that Nancy took our Rocket to launch and it did not go as planned. The parachute did not deploy and the rocket was spiraling out of control. But even though our rocket failed, I still enjoyed making this rocket. I think the reason why the rocket was out of control was because the fins were not at the right angle so the wind moved the rocket in a weird way. The nose clone might have not deployed because the nose was on too tight, therefore it could not pop off for the parachute to come out. This was a pretty fun project, but if there was something I had to change it would probably be my working habits. I procrastinated a lot in this project, and that made me rush at the very end and not give much effort into the rocket. I f I were to do it again I would make sure to get as much done in the whole time I have in class, and if possible at home. To conclude this project was pretty educational since now I know and feel confident in in making a rocket. Now I can't wait to make another scratch rocket with scratch motors.
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November 2015
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