2nd Term ADI

Guide to the Water Bottle Rocket Competition
ARGUMENT DRIVEN INQUIRY

Figure 1. The stages of the ADI instructional model
STAGE 1
Identification of
the task and the
guiding question
STAGE 6
Write an
investigation
report
STAGE 7
Double-blind
group peer
review
STAGE 2
Design a method
and collect data
STAGE 5
Explicit and
reflective
discussion
STAGE 8
Revise and
submit report
STAGE 3
Analyze data and
develop a
tentative
argument
STAGE 4
Argumentation
session
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
For this term, you are going to design, construct and launch your own water-propelled
bottle rocket. You are going to apply physics principles discussed in the previous term like
Newtons laws of motion and basic kinematics, along with new topics like projectile motion,
impulse and momentum, work-energy principle and fluid mechanics, to make the rocket meet a
set criteria. By the end of the term, your group is expected to construct a water bottle rocket
tailored for competition which would test for height efficiency, energy efficiency and accuracy.
This task will be performed step by step following the Argument Driven Inquiry (ADI) model
outlined in Figure 1.
LESSON 1 PROJECTILE MOTION

(Chapter 3 | pp. 38 58)
Stage 1 Identification of the Task
Objective:
Design and construct a bottle rocket that would launch with maximum efficiency.
Measures of Efficiency:
1. Maximum height; and
2. Initial velocity
Specific Objectives:
1. Compute for the maximum height reached by the bottle rocket; and
2. Compute for the bottle rockets initial speed and launch angle
Key Concepts:
Acceleration due to gravity, p. 41
Air resistance, p. 41
Free fall, p. 44
Trajectory, p. 48
Projectile motion, p. 49
At this stage, you must also start writing your Concept Map using the given key concepts
and other important terms introduced in the unit.
Stage 2 Methods for Data Collection

Procedure:
1. Write a methodology for gathering data to meet your Stage 1 objective. Make sure to
identify your variables and label them as dependent variables, independent variables or
controlled variables;
2. Secure the materials needed for data collection; and
3. Gather and record data.
Stage 3 Analysis of Data and Your Tentative Argument
Procedure:
1. Tabulate data;
2. Make preliminary computations; and
3. Decide if data gathered is enough to formulate a Valid Argument
If data is not enough, repeat Stage 2
Stage 4 Argumentation Session
Procedure:
Formulate an argument on your best practices or methods that worked for your group. Use the
worksheet: One Stay, Team Stray Argumentation Session as a guide in performing the activity.
Stage 5 Explicit and Reflective Discussion
Procedure:
Following the Argumentation Session, go back to your group and discuss how you can improve
your rocket design. Keep in mind the objective you need to meet in Stage 1. If you need to take
more measurements, you can repeat Stages 2 and 3.
Stage 6 Writing the Investigation Report
Procedure:
Using your revised methodology, data gathered and preliminary computations, start writing your
lab report following the IEEE format. The report may be formal or informal, as advised by the
teacher.
Stage 7 Double Blind Peer Review
Procedure:
Submit a copy of your lab report but DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME. Instead, write a code name.
The lab reports will undergo a Double Blind Peer Review.
Mechanics:
The groups (if the report is informal) or students (if the report is formal) will review the reports of
other students. They must comment on the paper and write their comments using a colored pen.
They may use the document, Lab Report Rubrics - Checklist in reviewing the report. Sign your
name after reviewing the report.
Stage 8 Submission of Revised Report
Procedure:
Revise your lab report. Consider the comments written during the peer review. Submit the
revised lab report together with the draft.
END OF LESSON 1
Prepare for Summative Assessments. See Assessment Map for details.

Repeat ADI for the next lessons:
LESSON 2 IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM

(Chapter 7 | pp. 124 144)
Objective:
Design and construct a bottle rocket that would safely land following a successful launch.
Qualifiers for a Successful Launch:

1. Achieves optimum height; and
2. Launches at optimum initial velocity
Measure of Efficiency:
1. Egg secured inside the bottle rocket is intact (no visible crack) upon landing
Specific Objective:
1. Compute for the momentum of the bottle rocket at various points in its trajectory
Key Concepts:
Impulse, p. 126
Linear momentum, p.126
Impulse-momentum principle, p. 126
Conservation of momentum, p. 128
Recoil, p. 132
Perfectly inelastic collision, p. 133
Elastic collision, p. 133
Partially inelastic collision, p. 133
LESSON 3 WORK, POWER AND ENERGY
(Chapter 6 | pp. 102 - 123)
Objective:
Design and construct a bottle rocket that would launch at maximum power.
2. Least amount of time spent pumping
1. Compute for the bottle rockets maximum gravitational potential energy and kinetic
energy; and
2. Compute for the power dissipated in launching the bottle rocket.
Key Concepts:
Work, p. 104
Power, p. 106
Kinetic energy, p. 106
Negative work, p. 107
Potential energy, p. 108
Gravitational potential energy, p. 108
Conservation of energy, p. 109
Conservative forces, p. 110
LESSON 4 FLUID PRESSURE

(Chapter 9 | pp. 170 - 191)
Objective:
Design and construct a bottle rocket that would launch with maximum efficiency.
2. Aerodynamics
1. Examine the role of fluid pressure inside the bottle rocket in its launch; and
2. Examine the role of fluid flow outside the bottle rocket in keeping it stable.
Key Concepts:
Pressure, p. 171
Pascals principle, p. 172
Viscosity, p. 182
Turbulent flow, p. 183
Bernoullis principle, p. 185
CHECKLIST OF WHAT YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TERM:
ACTIVITY
Accomplished
Yes/No?
Remarks
Bottle Rocket 1 Projectile Motion

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Concept Map
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Bottle Rocket 2 Impulse & Momentum
Concept Map
Lab Report
Unit Test
Bottle Rocket 3 Work, Power & Energy
Concept Map
Lab Report
Unit Test
Bottle Rocket 4 Fluid Pressure
Concept Map
Performance Task: Water Bottle Rocket
Competition
First to Launch
Longest hang time
Accuracy

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Guide to the Water Bottle Rocket Competition

ARGUMENT DRIVEN INQUIRY

LESSON 1 PROJECTILE MOTION

Stage 2 Methods for Data Collection

Prepare for Summative Assessments. See Assessment Map for details.

LESSON 2 IMPULSE AND MOMENTUM

Qualifiers for a Successful Launch:

LESSON 4 FLUID PRESSURE

CHECKLIST OF WHAT YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TERM:

Bottle Rocket 1 Projectile Motion

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