Rocket Design Lab, Arjun, For EARCOS
Rocket Design Lab, Arjun, For EARCOS
Rocket Design Lab, Arjun, For EARCOS
A Pneumatic Rocket
Aim: IB Criteria Assessed
A short blast of air from our school’s pneumatic rocket launcher Design
can be used to propel a small paper rocket into the air. You Criteria Aspect Level
recently built your own rocket and saw how it could be launched assessed 1 2 3 awarded
with different variables. Based on what you learned making your D C C C 6
rocket, and while observing several rockets being launched, you
DCP
will design a lab that can be performed using our school’s rocket
launcher and any other simple equipment found in a normal CE
physics classroom.
ISM score 6/6 4/4 10/10
Apparatus:
• Pneumatic rocket launcher made of PVC pipe
• Foot powered air-pump
• Paper rocket of your own construction*
• Any other equipment needed that can be found in a normal physics classroom.
Foot
Pump
Design:
Design a procedure to test a factor that affects the flight of a small paper rocket when launched from a
pneumatic PVC launcher powered by a small air-pump. This procedure should include a means of…..
* The standard design of the rocket to be built by students will consist of a body that is 20 to 30 cm in
length, with a small nosecone, and small fins on the back. All students made their own minor
modifications. Any major modifications are welcome, but those should be clearly stated by the
student.
International Baccalaureate Physics 4/PSOW
Distance
Launch Angle
Materials:
• Pneumatic rocket launcher made of PVC pipe
• Foot powered air-pump
• Paper rocket
• Protractor
• Measuring tape
Arjun Nandkishore
Method:
Rocket
Launch Valve
Angle
θ
PVC pipe
Foot
Pump
Pressure Gauge
Instructor Comments
Internal Assessment Marking Form
Criteria Aspect 1 Aspect 2 Aspect 3