| Are you looking for some topics to
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| | they'll behave is an important aspect of
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| present that can add
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| | safety. Precautions
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| excitement to your science classroom?
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| | can be made. By running the simulations,
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| Rocketry and space
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| | the students learn
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| exploration, like no other subject, have
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| | what concepts contribute to keeping the
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| a way to captivate
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| | actual launch safe.3. The scientific
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| students that makes it easy for them to
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| | value is awesome. Each launch simulation
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| learn science. They
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| | generates a mountain of useful data.
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| are having so much fun, that they don't
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| | Analyzing this data is
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| even realize they
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| | a fantastic way to teach the scientific
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| are learning basic science concepts.To
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| | method.4. Students love software because
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| leverage the benefits of this area of
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| | it is fun! It has features
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| study, you can use
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| | like a video game, so the students may
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| your school's computer to explore a lot
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| | not realize how much
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| of different science
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| | they are learning at the same time.5.
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| topics. In the January 2005 issue of the
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| | The RockSim software is the same tool
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| education magazine,
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| | that is used by
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| "Tech Directions" ( there is
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| | real rocketry professionals - like NASA,
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| an article by Spencer C. Wilson of J.R.
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| | military
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| Fugett Middle School
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| | contractors, and universities. So you
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| in West Chester. In it, he describes how
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| | can feel confident in
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| he uses a rocket
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| | the results you get back from the
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| design software, called RockSim ( to
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| | program.6. The software allows students
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| show students the process of engineering
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| | to explore their creativity.
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| design.In this article, I'd like to give
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| | They can design vastly different looking
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| you some other ideas on
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| | models, while
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| how to use the model rocket design
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| | learning engineering skills, assembly
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| software to demonstrate
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| | steps, and physics.Here are just some of
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| other basic science concepts. Here are
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| | the many topics you can explore with
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| some benefits to
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| | RockSim:1. Aerodynamics and drag
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| using RockSim software:1. Allows the
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| | reduction.2. Forces of flight: Lift,
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| student to simulate hundreds of rocket
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| | Drag, Thrust, and Gravity.3. Projectile
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| flights
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| | motion.4. Rocket propulsion as used for
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| very quickly -- this saves lots of
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| | space travel.5. Atmospheric studies: how
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| money! Just think of the
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| | does temperature and pressure
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| time saved too. You don't have to spend
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| | affect performance?6. Planetary
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| hundreds of dollar
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| | differences: how does the same rocket
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| buying motors and hours-and-hours of
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| | perform
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| time building different
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| | on different planets in our solar
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| configurations, launching, recovering,
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| | system.7. Dynamics and harmonic motion
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| and repacking rockets
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| | with damping.8. Engineering - how parts
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| to test one control feature.2. Safety.
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| | fit together.9. Newton's Laws of
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| When you go out to fly rockets, knowing
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| | motion.10.
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| how
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