Model
Rocketry Syllabus 2010-2011
Textbooks:
- Handbook of Model Rocketry by G. Harry Stine
-
Estes
Model Rocketry Tech Manual
- Space Exploration Merit Badge
First Quarter
|
Date |
Week |
Topic |
|
8/24/2010 |
1 |
intro/safety |
|
8/31/2010 |
2 |
Tools & Techniques |
|
9/7/2010 |
3 |
Design Tradeoffs |
|
9/14/2010 |
4 |
Construction |
|
9/21/2010 |
5 |
Motors |
|
9/28/2010 |
6 |
Ignition |
|
10/12/2010 |
7 |
launch #1 |
|
10/19/2010 |
8 |
review, exam |
|
Date |
Week |
Topic |
|
10/26/2010 |
1 |
Aerodynamics |
|
11/2/2010 |
2 |
Laws of Motion |
|
11/9/2010 |
3 |
Multistage |
|
11/16/2010 |
4 |
Launching |
|
11/30/2010 |
5 |
Stability |
|
12/7/2010 |
6 |
Recovery |
|
12/14/2010 |
7 |
Glide Recovery |
|
1/4/2011 |
8 |
launch #2 |
|
1/11/2011 |
9 |
review, midterm |
Third Quarter
|
Date |
Week |
Topic |
|
1/18/2011 |
1 |
Structure |
|
1/25/2011 |
2 |
Propulsion |
|
2/1/2011 |
3 |
Sugar Chemistry |
|
2/8/2011 |
4 |
Sugar Propellant |
|
2/15/2011 |
5 |
Clustered |
|
2/22/2011 |
6 |
Scale Models |
|
3/1/2011 |
7 |
Altitude Determination |
|
3/8/2011 |
8 |
launch #3 |
|
3/15/2011 |
9 |
review, exam |
|
Date |
Week |
Topic |
|
3/22/2011 |
1 |
Payloads |
|
3/29/2011 |
2 |
Large Models |
|
4/5/2011 |
3 |
Ranges |
|
4/26/2011 |
4 |
Competition |
|
5/3/2011 |
5 |
Space Travel |
|
5/10/2011 |
6 |
launch #4 |
|
5/17/2011 |
7 |
HPR Certif |
|
5/24/2011 |
8 |
final, guest |