Intro to Rocketry Class

Zoom Class recording. Talked about Phases of Model Rocket Flight, and how Estes motors work.

Zoom Class recording. Review of Force, Gravity, Laws of Motion, Acceleration, Friction, Speed and Velocity. Introduced Phases of Model Rocket Flight to be continued next week.

Zoom Class recording. Reviewed Forces Homework, discussed buoyancy, mass, inertia, Newton's 3 Laws of Motion.

Zoom Class recording. First part of discussion about Forces.

Zoom Class recording. We talk about the parts of the model rocket and look at different real world examples. Also, started a discussion on Forces that will continue next week.

Zoom Class recording. We talk about the Space Transportation System (Space Shuttle) and students tell about rockets that they have researched for class.

1st session. Class introduction and outline, materials check. We go over the Model Rocketry Safety Code and discuss history of rocketry before the 20th Century.

Zoom Class recording. We talk about different rockets of the world, the first artificial satellites Sputnik and Explorer, the first U.S. manned mission to space, and President John F. Kennedy's challenge to send a manned mission to the Moon.

Zoom Class recording. We talk about the U.S. manned missions Gemini and Apollo.