AEROSPACE CAMP

You have been recruited by NASA to work with your group to do testing on a new fleet of
rockets that they have been developing. NASA has provided you with some supplies to your
group,which are:

Graph Paper
Graphing Calculator
Chromebook with Internet Access
Group Members
A briefing from NASA

As your project coordinator, NASA has asked that I give you no assistance in determining the
characteristics of your rocket, but I will tell you to use information you know about parabolic
flight. I will check in periodically. Best of luck.

Mr. T

TOP-SECRET ROCKET #1:_____________________________________________________

*IN ORDER TO KEEP THE ROCKET A SECRET, YOU MUST FIRST COME UP WITH A
CODE NAME SO THAT THE ROCKETS IDENTITY WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED. WRITE
THAT IN THE SPACE PROVIDED ABOVE.

BRIEFING:
THIS ROCKET THAT YOU WILL BE ANALYZING IS TASKED TO BE ABLE TO REACH AN
ALTITUDE OF 500 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE REASON WHY IS CONFIDENTIAL. WE
HAVE ASSEMBLED THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST AEROSPACE ENGINEERS THAT MR. TS
ALGEBRA II CLASS HAS TO OFFER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS ROCKET
WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ITS INTENDED MISSION. WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED YOU
WITH ALL MATERIALS YOU MAY NEED TO COMPLETE YOUR MISSION. YOUR WORK
HERE IS IMPARATIVE TO OUR OPERATION. YOU MUST SHOW SUFFICIENT ALGEBRAIC
EVIDENCE OF YOUR FINDINGS. THE FATE OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT MAY
DEPEND ON YOU.

NAME

SIGNATURE

TOP SECRET ROCKET #1 (TSR1)

THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT LITTLE INFORMATION WE HAVE COMPILED REGARDING

TSR1:
TIME (SECONDS)
1
3
5
7

HEIGHT (FEET)
139
301
335
241

IT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED THE TSR1 FOLLOWS A PARABOLIC FLIGHT PATH.
WE NEED YOU TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT FLIGHT PATH IS AND STATE HOW YOU
DETERMINED IT:

AT WHAT HEIGHT DOES TSR1 LAUNGH FROM AND HOW DID YOU DETERMINE THIS?

WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT TSR1 WILL REACH ITS INTENDED
HEIGHT AS OUTLINED IN THE BRIEFING. WE MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT ALGEBRAIC
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THIS:

IT IS IMPARATIVE THAT ONCE TSR1 HAS FLOWN A MISSION WE CAN RECOVER IT AS

EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. WE MUST KNOW AT WHAT TIME THE ROCKET WILL BEGIN
ITS DESCENT AND HOW LONG THE ROCKET WILL BE IN THE AIR AND HOW YOU
DETERMINED THAT INFORMATION.

TOP-SECRET ROCKET #2:_____________________________________________________

*IN ORDER TO KEEP THE ROCKET A SECRET, YOU MUST FIRST COME UP WITH A
CODE NAME SO THAT THE ROCKETS IDENTITY WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED. WRITE
THAT IN THE SPACE PROVIDED ABOVE.

BRIEFING:
THIS ROCKET THAT YOU WILL BE ANALYZING IS TASKED TO BE ABLE TO REACH AN
ALTITUDE OF 700 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE REASON WHY IS CONFIDENTIAL. WE
HAVE ASSEMBLED THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST AEROSPACE ENGINEERS THAT MR. TS
ALGEBRA II CLASS HAS TO OFFER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS ROCKET
WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ITS INTENDED MISSION. WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED YOU
WITH ALL MATERIALS YOU MAY NEED TO COMPLETE YOUR MISSION. YOUR WORK
HERE IS IMPARATIVE TO OUR OPERATION. YOU MUST SHOW SUFFICIENT ALGEBRAIC
EVIDENCE OF YOUR FINDINGS. THE FATE OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT MAY
DEPEND ON YOU.

NAME

SIGNATURE

TOP SECRET ROCKET #2 (TSR2)

THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT LITTLE INFORMATION WE HAVE COMPILED REGARDING

TSR1:
TIME (SECONDS)
1
3
5
7

HEIGHT (FEET)
199
471
615
631

IT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED THE TSR2 FOLLOWS A PARABOLIC FLIGHT PATH.
WE NEED YOU TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT FLIGHT PATH IS AND STATE HOW YOU
DETERMINED IT:

AT WHAT HEIGHT DOES TSR2 LAUNGH FROM AND HOW DID YOU DETERMINE THIS?

WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT TSR2 WILL REACH ITS INTENDED
HEIGHT AS OUTLINED IN THE BRIEFING. WE MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT ALGEBRAIC
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THIS:

IT IS IMPARATIVE THAT ONCE TSR2 HAS FLOWN A MISSION WE CAN RECOVER IT AS

EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. WE MUST KNOW AT WHAT TIME THE ROCKET WILL BEGIN
ITS DESCENT AND HOW LONG THE ROCKET WILL BE IN THE AIR AND HOW YOU
DETERMINED THAT INFORMATION.

TOP-SECRET ROCKET #3:_____________________________________________________

*IN ORDER TO KEEP THE ROCKET A SECRET, YOU MUST FIRST COME UP WITH A
CODE NAME SO THAT THE ROCKETS IDENTITY WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED. WRITE
THAT IN THE SPACE PROVIDED ABOVE.

BRIEFING:
THIS ROCKET THAT YOU WILL BE ANALYZING IS TASKED TO BE ABLE TO REACH AN
ALTITUDE OF 550 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE REASON WHY IS CONFIDENTIAL. WE
HAVE ASSEMBLED THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST AEROSPACE ENGINEERS THAT MR. TS
ALGEBRA II CLASS HAS TO OFFER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS ROCKET
WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ITS INTENDED MISSION. WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED YOU
WITH ALL MATERIALS YOU MAY NEED TO COMPLETE YOUR MISSION. YOUR WORK
HERE IS IMPARATIVE TO OUR OPERATION. YOU MUST SHOW SUFFICIENT ALGEBRAIC
EVIDENCE OF YOUR FINDINGS. THE FATE OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT MAY
DEPEND ON YOU.

NAME

SIGNATURE

TOP SECRET ROCKET #3 (TSR3)

THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT LITTLE INFORMATION WE HAVE COMPILED REGARDING

TSR3:
TIME (SECONDS)
1
3
5
7

HEIGHT (FEET)
181
425
541
529

IT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED THE TSR3 FOLLOWS A PARABOLIC FLIGHT PATH.
WE NEED YOU TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT FLIGHT PATH IS AND STATE HOW YOU
DETERMINED IT:

AT WHAT HEIGHT DOES TSR3 LAUNGH FROM AND HOW DID YOU DETERMINE THIS?

WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT TSR3 WILL REACH ITS INTENDED
HEIGHT AS OUTLINED IN THE BRIEFING. WE MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT ALGEBRAIC
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THIS:

IT IS IMPARATIVE THAT ONCE TSR3 HAS FLOWN A MISSION WE CAN RECOVER IT AS

EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. WE MUST KNOW AT WHAT TIME THE ROCKET WILL BEGIN
ITS DESCENT AND HOW LONG THE ROCKET WILL BE IN THE AIR AND HOW YOU
DETERMINED THAT INFORMATION.

TOP-SECRET ROCKET #4:_____________________________________________________

*IN ORDER TO KEEP THE ROCKET A SECRET, YOU MUST FIRST COME UP WITH A
CODE NAME SO THAT THE ROCKETS IDENTITY WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED. WRITE
THAT IN THE SPACE PROVIDED ABOVE.

BRIEFING:
THIS ROCKET THAT YOU WILL BE ANALYZING IS TASKED TO BE ABLE TO REACH AN
ALTITUDE OF 1100 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE REASON WHY IS CONFIDENTIAL. WE
HAVE ASSEMBLED THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST AEROSPACE ENGINEERS THAT MR. TS
ALGEBRA II CLASS HAS TO OFFER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS ROCKET
WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ITS INTENDED MISSION. WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED YOU
WITH ALL MATERIALS YOU MAY NEED TO COMPLETE YOUR MISSION. YOUR WORK
HERE IS IMPARATIVE TO OUR OPERATION. YOU MUST SHOW SUFFICIENT ALGEBRAIC
EVIDENCE OF YOUR FINDINGS. THE FATE OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT MAY
DEPEND ON YOU.

NAME

SIGNATURE

TOP SECRET ROCKET #4 (TSR4)

THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT LITTLE INFORMATION WE HAVE COMPILED REGARDING

TSR4:
TIME (SECONDS)
1
3
5
7

HEIGHT (FEET)
261
661
933
1077

IT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED THE TSR4 FOLLOWS A PARABOLIC FLIGHT PATH.
WE NEED YOU TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT FLIGHT PATH IS AND STATE HOW YOU
DETERMINED IT:

AT WHAT HEIGHT DOES TSR4 LAUNGH FROM AND HOW DID YOU DETERMINE THIS?

WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT TSR4 WILL REACH ITS INTENDED
HEIGHT AS OUTLINED IN THE BRIEFING. WE MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT ALGEBRAIC
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THIS:

IT IS IMPARATIVE THAT ONCE TSR4 HAS FLOWN A MISSION WE CAN RECOVER IT AS

EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. WE MUST KNOW AT WHAT TIME THE ROCKET WILL BEGIN
ITS DESCENT AND HOW LONG THE ROCKET WILL BE IN THE AIR AND HOW YOU
DETERMINED THAT INFORMATION.

TOP-SECRET ROCKET #5:_____________________________________________________

*IN ORDER TO KEEP THE ROCKET A SECRET, YOU MUST FIRST COME UP WITH A
CODE NAME SO THAT THE ROCKETS IDENTITY WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED. WRITE
THAT IN THE SPACE PROVIDED ABOVE.

BRIEFING:
THIS ROCKET THAT YOU WILL BE ANALYZING IS TASKED TO BE ABLE TO REACH AN
ALTITUDE OF 1 MILE ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE REASON WHY IS CONFIDENTIAL. WE
HAVE ASSEMBLED THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST AEROSPACE ENGINEERS THAT MR. TS
ALGEBRA II CLASS HAS TO OFFER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS ROCKET
WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE ITS INTENDED MISSION. WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED YOU
WITH ALL MATERIALS YOU MAY NEED TO COMPLETE YOUR MISSION. YOUR WORK
HERE IS IMPARATIVE TO OUR OPERATION. YOU MUST SHOW SUFFICIENT ALGEBRAIC
EVIDENCE OF YOUR FINDINGS. THE FATE OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT MAY
DEPEND ON YOU.

NAME

SIGNATURE

TOP SECRET ROCKET #5 (TSR1)

THE FOLLOWING IS WHAT LITTLE INFORMATION WE HAVE COMPILED REGARDING

TSR5:
TIME (SECONDS)
1
3
5
7

HEIGHT (FEET)
566
1592
2490
3260

IT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED THE TSR5 FOLLOWS A PARABOLIC FLIGHT PATH.
WE NEED YOU TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT FLIGHT PATH IS AND STATE HOW YOU
DETERMINED IT:

AT WHAT HEIGHT DOES TSR5 LAUNGH FROM AND HOW DID YOU DETERMINE THIS?

WE ALSO NEED TO KNOW WHETHER OR NOT TSR5 WILL REACH ITS INTENDED
HEIGHT AS OUTLINED IN THE BRIEFING. WE MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT ALGEBRAIC
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THIS:

IT IS IMPARATIVE THAT ONCE TSR5 HAS FLOWN A MISSION WE CAN RECOVER IT AS

EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE. WE MUST KNOW AT WHAT TIME THE ROCKET WILL BEGIN
ITS DESCENT AND HOW LONG THE ROCKET WILL BE IN THE AIR AND HOW YOU
DETERMINED THAT INFORMATION.