Eighth grade students are having a blast in Mr. Bronson’s science class discussing the state standard of forces and gravity. Recently, students participated in a real-time rocket launch experiment outside at CMS to help them better understand how to measure the time interval between the apex (highest point achieved) of the rocket and when it impacts the ground.
Students then used two equations to solve for the impact velocity and the distance the rocket fell. “This gives students a real application for these equations rather than just word problems,” says teacher Dave Bronson. “Also included in this is the idea of air resistance or drag, which will transition students into their next lesson with Newton’s Laws of Motion.”
Mr. Bronson also plans to use the data collected for the experiment to help improve on gathering, graphing, and interpreting graphing.
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