Balloon Rocket Lab Report
Name/Title: 5 Points
John Smith
Partner: Jane Jones
Advanced Physical Science: Period A/C/G
Mr. Alvarez
01 June 2014
Balloon Rocket Forces
Introduction: 20 Points (MIMUMUM 1.5 pages)
- Background
§ Sir Isaac Newton
· Give a brief background of Sir Isaac Newton’s Life
§ Newton’s Three Laws
· Describe Newton’s First Law
· Describe Newton’s Second Law (especially the formula)
· Describe Newton’s Third Law
§ Weight and mass
· What is weight
· What is mass
· How do they differ?
§ Write one paragraph about what YOU thought was Newton’s most interesting discovery
- Purpose
o Why are we doing this lab?
o What should you learn about in this lab?
- Hypothesis
o The Hypothesis for this lab is….
Procedure: 20 Points
- For this procedure, write what you did IN YOUR OWN WORDS. Remember, you will be submitting this lab on turnitin.com and your Similarity percentage needs to be under 25%
o Procedure needs to be in paragraph form.
o DO NOT USE PRONOUNS! YOU WILL LOSE ONE POINT PER PRONOUN
Results: 20 Points
- You will need a data table similar to the one on Page 1
o Data table should have a title…
§ Table 1: Balloon Rocket Measurements
- You will need a Class Data table like the one on Page 2
§ Table 2: Class Data for Balloon Rocket Measurements
- You should have all of your calculations written (or typed) out neatly
o Calculations include Final Velocity, Acceleration, Force, Momentum and Averages
o Include the calculation from number seven on page three of your packet
- You should have a photograph of your balloon rocket set up with all Forces labeled
o Forces must include the up and down forces as well as the left and right forces
- You should have a 1-2 paragraph Qualitative Results Section.
o Qualitative Results should refer to the numbers in the calculations
o Qualitative Results should also state which forces are acting upon the balloon
Discussion: 20 Points
- Using Newton’s First Law, describe what is happening with the balloon rocket.
- Using Newton’s Second Law, describe what is happening with the balloon rocket
- Using Newton’s Third Law, describe what is happening with the balloon rocket
- Which type of “track” (floss or string) provided a higher velocity for the balloon rocket?
o Why?
- Of all the Forces you labeled on the picture in the Results Section, which sets of Forces were balanced?
o How do you know?
- Of all the Forces you labeled on the picture in the Results Section, which sets of Forces were unbalanced?
o How do you know?
- Accept/Reject Hypothesis
- Conclusion
Reference: 5 Points
- Include a References page that is SEPARATE from the rest of the lab
- Include IN-TEXT Citations (No In-Text Citations will result in a 15 point deduction, only one In-Text Citation will result in a 10 point deduction and only two In-Text Citations will result in a 5 point deduction)
- DO NOT PLAGIARIZE (It will result in an automatic zero and an honor code violation)
Neatness/Grammar/Formatting: 10 Points
- Use proper grammar
- Double-Spaced, 12-point Times New Roman Font
- Use proper lab report format
- COME INTO LAB WITH THE TYPED LAB REPORT STAPLED, In addition to turnitin.com
o Lab must be submitted throughTurnitin.com by 11:59pm the night before the lab is due
o There will be a 10 point deduction per day late