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Overview
Science Concept
The Earth exerts a gravitional force on all objects. A rocket must have a force greater than gravity to lift off. This force, acceleration, can be measured with a @boardname@ in 3 different directions or as a combined force of all three. A two liter soda bottle rocket can be made and then changes in acceleration can be measured as it lifts off and falls back to the earth.
Project Goal
Give students real world experience with coding, collecting data, analyzing data, and reporting results using MakeCode’s block programming and a @boardname@ with its sensors.(MakeCode.org and @boardname@.org)
Prior Knowledge
Students need to have a basic knowledge of how to code using block style programming (@boardname@ using the Windows 10 MakeCode app) and download a program to a @boardname@.
Student Outcomes
Students will:
- Create experiments to collect data using @boardname@s and measure acceleration of a 2 liter pop bottle water rocket.
- Code the @boardname@s to collect data remotely over the @boardname@ radios.
- Analyze the data collected.
- Report on the findings of the experiments.
Materials Needed
- 2 @boardname@s with batteries connected
- A 2 liter pop bottle rocket with nosecone
- A 2 liter pop bottle rocket launcher
- A longer USB @boardname@ cable
- Spreadsheet for data analysis
| Adapted from "Rocket Acceleration z Radios" by C Lyman |  |