David Mitchells Astronomy class built a bottle rocket and launched it Tuesday morning May 3. The goal of this experiment was to experience the engineering design cycle by researching and building a rocket. The launching of the rockets took place on the soccer fields first period.

“I actually just started Astronomy this year so this is my second time around, I modified it a little from what was actually given to me to actually put in that whole engineering piece” said Mitchell.

Each group brought a 2 liter water bottle to start with; students later on added and made changes to better the design and modify it for better results.The students were asked to bring materials of their own which may include recycled cardboard, paper, plastic etc.

According to Mitchell to launch the rockets, water, a bike pump, and air pressure is needed. The bottles must contain water. Once a third of the bottle has been filled with water, it must then be attached to the bike pump and be pumped 80 pounds of pressure per square inch. After that, hit the trigger and off it goes!
“It was educational, and taught me a lot about rockets especially since I want to go that field,” said senior D’ante Edwards.