The

Cha-Thai Project
cherry Preaw Noon Min Lily

Cha-thai members
 What is it?
Physics + Chemistry project to create and launch the rocket in order to
hit the target 20 meters away at the circle marked. Scores from 5 to 1,
respectively.
 Objective

To find the best design for the rocket containing smallest balance
amount of chemicals that will bring the rocket into hitting the target 20
meters away according to physics concepts and ideas.
 Materials

Rocket

Plastic bottle
Flute board
Cardboard
Plastic cork
Rubber stopper
 Materials

Launcher

PVC pipes
PVC joints
(PVC cutter)
 Materials
Others

Tissue paper (Thin) Baking soda

Scale Glue gun
Graduated cylinder Hot glue
Measuring Spoon Plasticine
Stapler
Vinegar
 ROCKET
Awesome rocket that works??
Well, definitely gonna need a real good design
 Nose cone shape Design
Top of the nose

Fin

Cork
 LAUNCHER
The rockets launches is another significant
factor for a great shot :D
 RESEARCH
Newtons Laws of Motion
Freefall
Projectile
Momentum & Impulse
Power, Work, Energy
Methods
 1.
Prepare the rocket
and launcher
Adjust the angle and record conditions
 2.
Scale vinegar and
baking soda
200 ml. Of vinegar & 15.5 g. Of baking soda
 3.
Pour the vinegar
into the bottle
 4.

Wrap the baking soda in

a piece of tissue
Staple the tissue so the baking soda stay there :)
 5.

Put the wrapped tissue

into the bottle
Dont let it soak in vinegar!!!
 6.

Cork tightly
 7.

Flip the rocket and put it

on the launcher
Then record the result *O*!!!
 Data
Angle of
Accuracy Mass of object Baking soda Vinegar volume Distance covered
propulsion
0 83.79g 15.5g 340 mL 40 degrees 30 meters

4 83.79g 15.5g 200 mL 40 degrees 20 meters

0 83.79g 15.35g 200 mL 40 degrees 17 meters

3 90.89g 15.5g 200 mL 30 degrees 20 meters

 Result
Accuracy 4 out of 5
AFTER SEVERALS TRIALS
We finally hit the target with
200 ml of vinegar + 15.5 g of baking soda
Chemical rubber stopper
Plastic cork at top of the nose
40 launcher
 Evaluation

What went well What went wrong

Fins stable rocket
Plastic cork nose Hard and heavy
enough
Rubber stopper No leaking
Glue nose damaged by the vinegar
Weight too light, cant resist the wind
Wine cork leak
Ping pong nose ruined from landing
attack
 Conclusion

Use fins to stabilize

Put some weight at the nose
Use stopper that wont leak
Hard nose is great for landing attack
Launch at the right angle
Be careful with the wind
 Reference

Ascender Water Rockets. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ascenderwaterrockets.weebly.com/nose-cones.html.

Newtons Law of Motion and Rockets. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/educate/scimodule/

LaunchPropulsion/LP_PDFs/B8_STnewtonslaws.pdf

Benson, T. Free Falling Objects. (October, 2015). Retrieved from https://spaceflightsystems.grc.

nasa.gov/education/rocket/ffall.html

Benson, T. Newtons First Law. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/VirtualAero/BottleRocket/

airplane/newton1r.html

The Physics Classroom. The Introduction to Free Fall. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/1Dkin/u1l5a

The Physics Classroom. What is a Projectile?. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.physicsclassroom.

com/Class/vectors/u3l2a.cfm
 Reference(2)

Khan Academy. What are momentum and impulse?. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.khanacad
emy.org/science/physics/linear-momentum/momentum-tutorial/a/what-are-momentum-and-mpulse

The Physics Classroom. Power. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/

energy/Lesson-1/Power

The Physics Classroom. Potential Energy. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/

class/energy/Lesson-1/Potential-Energy

The Physics Classroom. Kinetic Energy. Retrieved from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/

energy/Lesson-1/Kinetic-Energy
 thanks!
Any questions?