My 11 year old son just had his science fair project approved. His school requires him to follow the scientific method but only 2 months to complete the project.
His project is about the stability of flight being affected by the placement of payload. He wants to have some sort of dense weight placed on the rocket and to repeat the experiment with the weight being in 5 different places.
One part he didn't think through was what kind of weight to attach and how to attach it.
I am letting him think this one through for awhile but I would like to have some worthy suggestion in case he doesn't come up with one.
He is looking to build a single stage rocket. Probably about 18 inches.
Any recommendations or thoughts? I could really use some help on how to guide him.
Many thanks.
Stephen
His project is about the stability of flight being affected by the placement of payload. He wants to have some sort of dense weight placed on the rocket and to repeat the experiment with the weight being in 5 different places.
One part he didn't think through was what kind of weight to attach and how to attach it.
I am letting him think this one through for awhile but I would like to have some worthy suggestion in case he doesn't come up with one.
He is looking to build a single stage rocket. Probably about 18 inches.
Any recommendations or thoughts? I could really use some help on how to guide him.
Many thanks.
Stephen