Tony Wayne ŇTEACHING SCIENCE THROUGH 58 Court Place MODEL ROCKETRYÓ Charlottesville, VA 22901-2457 -- New 2nd EDITION -- e-mail: wayne@pen.k12.va.us __________________________________________________________ A BOOK FOR ANYONE WHO TEACHES SCIENCE OR ROCKETRY __________________________________________________________ IF YOU DONŐT TEACH, maybe you have a science teacher that you would like to teach rocketry. Pass this along to them. ORDER INFORMATION: Send: $40 + $4 for shipping to the address above. Virginia residents or VirginiaŐ teachers paying with a personal check send an additional $1.83 for state tax -even if you are buying for your school. ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- THIS BOOK IS NOT AVAILABLE IN STORES ---------- ------------------------------------------------------------- OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK: TEACHING SCIENCE THROUGH MODEL ROCKETRY is a book for anyone who teaches science or model rocketry. TEACHING SCIENCE THROUGH MODEL ROCKETRY stresses learning through a hands-on approach. It is nearly 400 pages in length! TEACHING SCIENCE THROUGH MODEL ROCKETRY is a culmination of teaching over 840 hours of rocketry classes and launching over 1200 rockets. The book is set up so that you can teach anything from a 5 hour class to a 30 hour class. I have included many diagrams and pictures to aid in the explanations. All topics begin with the basic concepts and gradually lead to a deeper understanding. This book is written for use in grades 4/5 to 12th. The book is spiral bound to allow easy photocopying. __________________________________________________________ ABREVIATED TABLE OF CONTENTS FROM THE BOOK __________________________________________________________ Curriculum, Lesson Plans and Class Set Up Ą Rocket Class Safety Ą Rocketry Lab Class Set Up Ą An IndividualŐs Responsibility for Team Work Ą 5 and 30 Hour Curriculum Overview Ą Daily Rocketry Lesson Plans with Class Hints, Tips and Insights Ą Graph Evaluating Exercise (Background) Ą Graph Evaluating Check List (Example) Ą Graph Evaluating Exercise Ą Rocket Construction Notes NewtonŐs Laws Ą NewtonŐs Laws (demos) Ą GalileoŐs Experiment Ą Water Rocket Lab Ą 2 Liter Water Rocket Construction Instructions Ą 2 Liter Water Rocket Lab (write up) Ą Paper Airplane Action-Reaction Activity Ą Instructions for the Construction of the ŇComeback CanÓ How to Teach Rocket Center of Pressure and Center of Gravity Ą Center of Gravity (concept explanation) Ą Estimating the Center of Pressure Ą Center of Gravity - Center of Pressure (demos) Ą Center of Gravity - Center of Pressure (hand out and rocket activity) Ą Paper Plane Activity - Center of Gravity - Center of Pressure Ą Airplane from Card Stock Instructions Ą Airplane from a Manila Folder Instructions Teaching About Rocket Motors Ą Motor Background Ą Model Rocket Motor Thrust vs Time Graphs (worksheets) Ą Model Rocket Motor Thrust vs Time Graphs (answers with explanations) Ą Rocket Launch Demonstration: Ejection Delay Ą Rocket Launch Demonstration: NewtonŐs Second Law Ą Rocket Launch Demonstration: NewtonŐs Second Law (demo #2) Ą Rocket Launch Demonstration: Impulse Motor Class How to Calculate a RocketŐs Altitude Ą Calculating Altitude Background Ą How to Calculate Rocket Altitudes Ą 2 Station Altitude Tracking Ą 10 Altitude Tracking Examples Ą 10 Altitude Tracking Examples (answers) Ą Altitude Calculation (notes) Ą Launch Trouble-Shooting List Ą Recovery Trouble Shooting List How to Set Up the Launch and the Launch Site Ą Doing a Launch with a Large Crowd Ą Field Safety Rules Posters Ą Launch (Team) Responsibilities Ą Launch Script Ą Rocket Record Sheet (Individual) Ą Rocket Record Sheet (Whole Class) Other Rocket Plans of Interest Ą ŇGlideRockÓ Assembly Instructions Ą Flex Wing Glider Instructions Rocketry Labs Ą Over 60 Pages of labs Classroom Transparencies Ą Rocket Flight and Motors (5 overlays) Ą Rocket Flight and Motors (Composite) Ą Cross-Section View of a Rocket Motor Ą Center of Gravity and Motion (2 overlays) Ą Gyroscopic Principle Ą Gyroscopic Principle Ą Action: Re-Action and Flight Ą Action: Re-Action and Flight Toy Flight Science Ą Air has Mass Ą Pressure Ą Static and Dynamic Pressure Ą The Force of Drag Ą Disk Toys Ą Lift Ą Law of Gyroscopic Precession Ą Flying Ring Toys and Downwash Ą How Does All This Relate to Rocketry? Other Related Support Materials Ą Paper Airplane Lab Ą Glider Construction Instructions Ą Glider Dimensions Ą Elementary Aero Dynamics Ą Field Communications Ą Rocketry Work Table Ą Rocketry Field Box Ą Lawn Dart Award Ą Highest Rocket Award Ą Participation Award Ą Gyro Guidance (poster) Ą Factiods (19 pages of mini-posters) Ą Generic Rocketry Membership Cards Sheet Ą Teacher Launch Supply List Ą Teacher Class Supply List Ą Boomerang Instructions Ą Simple, Cheap, Launch System Ą The Simple(?) Launch System and Its Operating Theory Ą Designing the Class Launcher Ą ŇHome MadeÓ Launcher Construction Power DoŐs and DonŐts Ą Multi-Launcher Converter Ą Rocket Construction Stand Ą Field Mapping Activity Ą Air Car Lab and Instructions Ą 2 Liter Water Rocket Launcher Construction Ą Calculator Board Ą Displaying the Rocket LabsŐ Results (on a Blackboard) Ą Rocketry Resource List