Progress Day #2

So today, I have gathered all my materials to conduct the experiment. All materials such as the bottle, pump, tape, cardboard, etc. Since my dad works at a construction site, I was able to get a special kind of pump that they use for his work. I've been thinking and thinking of ideas on what to do. But first, I must assemble the whole bottle rocket using the materials that I have. I am trying to make my bottle rocket very sturdy, making it go high by attaching various materials. I am trying to make the nose cone well that will make my experiment go high. This is a close example of how my bottle rocket looks like:

After making my rocket, I will think of what to include in my results section and trying to include graphs, numbers, charts, proportionality statements, diagrams, etc. I am thinking of conducting a few graphs and including various diagrams to outline the experiment clearly and to give an understanding towards other people if they were to look at my experiment.

One of my graphs I will have water (ml) on the x-axis and altitude (m) on the y-axis and increase the water by 50 ml which has to do with Newton's laws because it is understandable that if the rocket with large amounts of water do not fly as high as those containing less water according to Newton's second and third law and I could also time how long it takes for each interval of water increasing by 50 ml. Also, by finding these results, I can also include the speed of the rocket my dividing the distance travelled(m) over time (s) giving me  the velocity of the rocket. 

Another graph that I could also include that I found online which I will include in my references section is the calculated speed of a standard rocket as a function of time. Another component I can also add are diagrams with description and a standard time which adequately explains the physics behind the bottle rocket and understanding the general terms of the launch. 

Today has been a good day because I've accomplished a fair amount of work for my experiment. Even though this is my second day of progress, I think I have shown considerable work and spending quality time trying to figure out the different properties I could use for the bottle rocket experiment. After assembling my rocket with help, I have yet thought to release the rocket and I am thinking of doing that 2-3 days from today because I need to be 100% sure and safe that it will work (there are always safety precautions for this kind of experiment). I think I feel confident in all the sections and I need to work on the results more. I also feel good that I have started to formulate good ideas about graphs because I already have at least 2 in mind, and I can also include charts (which include numbers). Everyday I know I am making progress towards my experiment and I continue to do so. My third day consists of creating more ideas and making more advanced results because I will test my rocket more than once. (If I test it a few times in a day and does not work, I will try again the same or next day fixing what I made wrong).