WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS.>>> WANTED TO START
TODAY OFF WITH A FUN SCIENCE
PROJECT.
PROJECT.
PROJECT. THERE IS A CAMP IN CLOVER
VIRGINIA WHICH OFFERS STUDENT
AGES 8 TO 14 AN OPPORTUNITY TO
GET HANDS-ON SCIENCAND
ASTRONOMY DRINKER.
ASTRONOMY DRINKER. >>Brittany: THEY GET TO DO SOME
REALLY COOL STUFF.
WE DECIDED TO INVITE ONE OF
THEIR INSTRUCTORS TO OUR STUDIO
TO SEE IF WE COULD LEARN
A
THING OR T
WEING OR T
WE NG OR T
WE HA OR T
WE HAD R T
WE HAD A T
WE HAD A BLAST. TAKE A LOOK.
>>Natalie: BRITTANY AND I ARE
GOING BACK TO CLASS.
SCIENCE CLAS
SCIENCE CLAS TO BE MORE SPECIFIC.
>>Brittany: NOT AGAIN.
>>Natalie: CHARLIE FROM ASTRO
CAMP WITH US.
TELL US ABOUT ASTRO CAMP.>>
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
ASTRO CAMP IS A BRAND-NEW
FACILITY.AT THE CAMP WE
PROVIDE FIELD TRIPS FOR KIDS TO
COME AND SPEND THREE OR FIVE
DAYS WITH US.
TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU
SOME THAT.
SOME THAT. >>Natalie: LET'S DO SOME
SCIENCE.
SCIENCE.
SCIENCE. WE WILL LAUNCH A ROCKET, RIGHT?
SUPERCOOL.
SUPERCOOL. WHAT DO WE NEED?
>> THE FIRST THING WE START OFF
WITH IS A TWO LITER BOTTLE.
THIS IS NOT ONE YOU GET IN THE
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. ONCE HE POURED OUT THIS IS THE
BOTTLE AND THIS IS THE ROCKET.
WE START OFF WITH OUR ASTRO
CAMP ROCKET RIGHT OVER HERE.
FIRST THING WE WANT TO DO IS IT
NEEDS STABILITY.
NEEDS STABILITY. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE AND
GIVE YOU ONE
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE AND GIVE YOU ON.
TAKE THE TABS AND BEEN THEM
BACK AND FORTH TO GIVE IT A
POINT TO ATTACH THEM TO.
THEN, AGAIN.
THEN, AGAIN. WILL TURN IT OVER AND ATTACH
OUR FINS RIGHT IN BETWEEN.
PERFECT.
PERFECT.
PERFECT. THE WAY THE ROCKETS WORK IS
THERE ISWATER AND AIR PRESSURE
WE WILL PUT IN HERE THAT WILL
FIRST OUT THE BOTTOM.
WHEN THE SUNLIGHTTHEY GO ALL
OVER THE PLACE.
WE NEED TO MAKE IT WAY MORE.
THE WAY WE DO IT IS WITH THIS.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, WE NEED TO
PUT SOME WATER IN HERE.
HERE IS THE WATER.
WE WILL FILL IT 1/3 OF THE WAY
HERE IS THE WATER. WE WILL FILL IT 1/3 OF THE WA.
>>Natalie: ALL WE NEED IS
PLATO?
PLATO?
PLATO? IS THAT WHAT THAT IS?
>> THAT IS REGULAR MODELING
CLAY.
CLAY.
CLAY. A CLAY THAT DOESN'T DRY OUT.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE OUR
LAUNCHER AND PUT IT UPSIDE DOWN
NOW WE ARE GOING TO FLIP THE
WHOLE THING.
WHOLE THING. THERE IS A GASKET THERE THAT
WILL HOLD IT NICE AND TIGHT.
LOCK IT IN.
AND IT IS READY TO GO.
SO NOW WE NEED TO PUT THAT NOSE
ON.
ON.
ON. THE WAY THIS GOES ON IS WARMING
UPAND HAVE YOU SHAPE IT INTO A
NOSECONE AND HE WAS PUSHING ON
THE TOP
THE TOP
THE TOP >>Brittany: YOU ARE THIS
MEASURE.
MEASURE.
MEASURE. NOSECONE.
NOSECONE.
NOSECONE. >> SHAPE IT INTO THE NOSECONE
YOU WANT TO DO
YOU HAVE TO USE A LITTLE BIT OF
FORC
FORC
FORC >>Brittany: WHAT IS A NOSECONE?
POINTY PAR
POINTY PAR >> IT HELPS TO BECOME
AERODYNAMIC SO IT CAN FLY
THROUGH THE AIR.
>>Natalie: CAN YOU GET THAT?
CAN YOU SHAPE THAT
>>Brittany: YOU ARE THE MUSCLE
GU
GU
GU >> IT REALLY NOT TAKE THAT
MUCH
MUCH
MUCH WE ARE NOT TRYING TO REACH
ORBIT TODA
ORBIT TODA WE HAVEN'T BASICALLY SHAPED.
NO PUSH ON TOP AND OBVIOUSLY
THAT WILL STICK.
TAKE YOUR THUMB.
>>Brittany: 'SMUCH FACTOR.
THAT IS SCIENCE RIGHT THERE.
>> YOU HAVE TO PUSH IT INTO THE
GROOVE.>>Natalie: OKAY.
GROOVE.>>Natalie: OKAY. SO AS WE GET THIS ON HERE NOW
WHAT?
WHAT?
WHAT? >> IF WE WERE TO RELEASES AS IT
IS IT WOULD GO ANYWHERE.
WE NEED TO ADD AIR PRESSURE.
WE HAVETHIS .
WE NEED TO RELOCATE OVER TO OUR
GRAND ARE
GRAND ARE
GRAND ARE >> YOU KNOW WHAT, WE WILL LEAVE
IT ON THERE.
SO THE ROCKET IS SET.
IT IS READY TO GO.
WE WILL CLEAR.
>>Brittany: AM BY THE ONLY ONE
DOING THIS?
DOING THIS? >>Natalie: YOU ARE DOING IT.
>>.
>>.
>>. [LAUGHTER
[LAUGHTER
[LAUGHTER >>Brittany: I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
THAT WAS AWESOME!
!
!
! THAT WAS OUR ROCKET.
THERE WE GO.
>>Natalie: SO WHAT IS THE
WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION
>> WWW.ASTROCAMPV8.ORG.
>> WWW.ASTROCAMPV8.ORG. >>Natalie: THANK YOU SO MUC
I WAS PROUD OF US.
>>Brittany: ME TOO.WE ARE
SCIENTISTS OFFICIALLY.
SCIENTISTS OFFICIALLY. >>Natalie: NO ONE GOT HURT, NO
CARDS GOT HIT.
>>Brittany: THERE WAS NO
LITTERING.
LITTERING. WE FOUND ALL THE TRASH.
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