We
are thrilled to share our first community response to our SciTEC Citizen
Science column! Students from the Dubach School Science Club submitted the
following images and descriptions of the exciting Alka-Seltzer pop rockets and
balloon rockets they made as a result of reading the column! The accounts were
described by fourth graders Haley Ingram and Jaden Dotson.
“In
science we did alka seltzer rockets. All you had to do was get couple of
supplies for it. We had a container and put in water and alka seltzer, and then
we put the lid on it and shook it up. One we did that, we stepped back and
waited until the lid popped off.”
In
addition, the students shared another rocketry experiment they conducted. The
students created balloon air rockets and fastened a balloon to a straw and
“raced” raced the rockets. The following is their account.
“In
the science club we learned how carbon dioxide can be used as a engine for a
balloon rocket by blowing a balloon up and taping it to a straw. We paper
clipped it onto the fishing line and then we let it go to see how far it would
go.”
Dubach
school is located in Dubach, Louisiana, and serves students in northern
Lincoln Parish from grades K-8. To learn more about Dubach School and
their Science Club, check out their webpage on the following link:
http://www.dubach.lincolnschools.org/
We
are so excited about their wanting to share their great educational experience,
and we are anxious to receive additional commentaries that we can share with
the community! We would love for you to submit ideas about demonstrations or
experiments you would like showcased! Please send ideas and information to scitec@latech.edu!
