Model Rocket Safety Guide
The Official Model Rocket Safety Guide of the National Association of Rocketry Model rockets are very safe if you follow the appropriate precautions. This is the Official Model Rocket Safety Code of the National Association of Rocketry. Revision ... [... more]
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Why Winglets?
The goal of this project is to measure the effects on flight performance when winglets are added to a paper airplane design. In this project, you will test paper airplanes built both with and without winglets and measure the effect on flight ... [... more]
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The Wright Stuff: Using Kites to Study Aerodynamics
In this aerodynamics science project, change the bridle point of a kite and keep the length of the control line constant to observe the effect on the kite's flying height. The objective of this science project is to determine the effect of ... [... more]
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Predicted rocket altitude vs actual altitude achieved.
The objective of this project is to measure the change in rocket performance based on selected differences in the rocket's design. Tim Van Milligan, an aeronautical engineer and the president of rocket manufacturer Apogee Components suggests, ... [... more]
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Parachutes: Does Size Matter?
In this experiment you will test different sized parachutes to see how changes in the size of the parachute affect flight. In the sport of skydiving, a person jumps out of an airplane from a very high altitude, flies through the air, and releases ... [... more]
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Wacky Water Fun with Science
In this experiment you will test ordinary objects for their aerodynamic and hydrodynamic properties by measuring the amount of drag they have. Moving objects appear to glide gracefully through the air or water. But in reality, moving objects are ... [... more]
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(mass of steel hull + mass of enclosed air) / volume
The goal of this project is to determine how much weight can be supported by boat hulls of various volumes. You know from experience that if you drop a steel bolt in a bucket of water that it will sink like a rock to the bottom. On the other ... [... more]
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Air pressure
In this science fair project, build a hovercraft that will enable you to glide over a flat surface. This project is based on the DragonflyTV video, The objective of this science fair project is to build a hovercraft on which you can glide over a ... [... more]
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The Swimming Secrets of Duck Feet
In this experiment, you will investigate different foot adaptations of water birds to see if they increase the speed of swimming. Water birds use their feet to swim through the water, often as a way to get food. Penguins need to dive and swim ... [... more]
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How Does a Hovercraft Work?
In this experiment you will test if different volumes of air will cause a balloon powered hovercraft to travel for longer periods of time. A hovercraft is a vehicle that glides over a smooth surface by hovering upon an air cushion. Because of ... [... more]
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Let's Go Fly a Kite!
In this experiment you will make a simple sled kite to use in a series of experiments to test different variables important for flight. Did you know that one of the most famous kite flyers of all time was a 10 year-old boy? His name was Homan ... [... more]
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Whirl-y-bird vs. Whale-y-bird
In this experiment you will test if using biomimicry can improve the design of a very simple aircraft, the whirlybird. Humpback Whales are close cousins of the Blue Whale, the largest known animal on earth! They are a member of the baleen whales, ... [... more]
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