Launching into Physics
By: Aidan Rodriguez
On October 8th, students in all of Mr. Smith’s Physics classes launched their very own rocket creations. Students spent a week creating rockets to try and win in either the distance category or design— and students did not disappoint. There was an assortment of creations from rockets covered in wrapping paper to a rocket that looks like a minion.
After working so hard on their creations, students were able to launch their rockets on the football field. Some rockets only flew a couple of yards, while others made it to the other end of the football field. A few simply exploded when they were launched. No matter the outcome, students were thrilled to have the experience and are excited to do it again later this year.
Mr. Smith setting up the rocket launcher.
“Building the rockets was a really fun experience, as it allowed us to think critically about smaller details of things that we originally wouldn’t have thought about beforehand,” student Ameer Al-Qadi stated. “Launching the rockets was an incredibly interesting and anticipated moment by many students, including myself. It encouraged competitiveness, hard work and was extremely fun to do. From building it to launching it, it was an overall great experience.”
Ameer Al-Qadi launching the rocket he made with his partner, Pierce Harvell.
Taylor Korb, the overall winner in distance.
While this was also a fun experiment for students, it was also a competition. In the design category, there was a winner in every hour voted by peers. Some of these winners include Anthony Cammuso’s rocket titled “Too Ez” and a rocket titled “The Caucasian Comet Mk. 2” by Tate Young. In the distance category, there was also a winner in every class, but there was also an overall winner. The overall winner was Taylor Korb, a Physics 1 student, with a distance of 98 yards.
Congratulations to all the students who won! To those who didn’t, don’t worry. You’ll have another chance to claim “VICTORY!”, and as Mr. Smith always says, “You got this, I believe in you!”