Rockets

5,4,3,2,1, Blast off! Ever wanted to build a rocket? Well in Mr. Bronson's Physics with Technology class, they do just that! For the past two weeks students have been making and launching bottle rockets, experimenting to figure out how to create the perfect rocket for maximum distance. When asked why he has the students do this exercise, Mr. Bronson responded with four reasons. First, it's a Physics with Technology class, which is a CTE course, and it emphasizes hands on learning. Second, the classes just learned about projectile motion, and now they can experience the real life application. Third, it's a lab. Using the scientific theory the students can, for themselves, discover things such as mass and water vs. distance. Fourth, it's fun! So Mr. Bronson obviously is a fan, but what do the students think about it? "It was a great learning experience about the effects of math and pressure upon projectile motion," Said Matthew Christianson, a senior in Mr. Bronson's A4 Physics with Technology class. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that this lab has been a big success!