Science Standards: Science as Inquiry Physical Science - Position and motion of objects Science and Technology - Abilities of technological design Science in Personal and Social Perspectives - Science and technology in local challenges Science Process Skills: Observing Communicating Measuring Collecting Data Inferring Predicting Making Models Interpreting Data Controlling Variables Defining Operationally Investigating Mathematics Standards: Mathematics as Problem Solving Mathematics as Communication Mathematical Connections Estimation Number Sense and Numeration Whole Number Computation Geometry and Spatial Sense Measurement Fractions and Decimals Functions

Teacher Information Project X-35 Objective To demonstrate rocketry principles through a cooperative, problem solving simulation. Description: Teams simulate the development of a commercial proposal to design, build, and launch a rocket. Management: Prior to this project students should have the opportunity to design, construct, and launch a bottle rocket evaluating various water volumes and air pressures and calculating the altitude traveled by these rockets. See Bottle Rocket and Altitude Tracking. This project is designed to offer students an opportunity to participate in an interdisciplinary approach to life skills. Students work in teams of threes. Each member has designated tasks for their specific job title to help the team function effectively. These include: Project Manager, Budget Director, and Design and Launch Director. The student section provides badges and tasks. The project takes approximately two weeks to complete and includes a daily schedule of tasks. Students may need additional time to complete daily tasks. Collect all building materials and copy all reproducibles before beginning the activity. Be sure to make several copies of the order forms and checks for each group. Allow enough time on the first day for the students to read and discuss all sheets and determine how they apply to the project schedule. Focus on the student score sheet to allow a clear understanding of the criteria used for assessment of the project. Background Information: This project provides students with an exciting activity to discover practical demonstrations of force and motion in actual experiments while dealing with budgetary restraints and deadlines reflected in real life situations. The students should have a clear understanding of Rocket Principles dealing with Newton's Laws of Motion and Practical Rocketry before beginning this project. Materials and Tools: (All supplies need to be available per group) Student sheets: Project X-35 Request for Proposals Project X-35 Schedule Project X-35 Checklist Project X-35 Badges Project X-35 Certificate Project X-35 Budget Project X-35 Order Form Project X-35 Budget Projection Project X-35 Checks Project X-35 Balance Sheet Project X-35 Rocket Measurements Project X-35 Scale Drawing Project X-35 Rocket Stability: Page 1 Project X-35 Rocket Stability: Page 2 Project X-35 Pre-Launch Analysis Project X-35 Flight Day Log Project X-35 Score Sheet 2 liter soda bottles 1 liter soda bottles Film canisters Aluminium soda cans Scrap cardboard and poster board Large cardboard panels Duct Tape Electrical tape Glue sticks Low-temperature glue gun Water Clay Plastic garbage bags Crepe paper String Paint Safety glasses Bottle Rocket Launcher Altitude Calculator Procedure: Refer to the student sheets. The events for day 3 and day 6 call for teacher demonstrations on how to make nose cones and how to determine the center of mass and the center of pressure. Assessment: Assessment will be based on documentation of three designated areas: each group's project journal, silhouette, and launch results. See Student Score Sheet for details.