Match Head Rocket Research Paper

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In our experiment we will be making aluminum foil rockets. The match head rocket demonstrates Isaac Newton’s Laws of motion as they relate to rocketry. Newton's third law states that for every action, there is an opposite and equal reaction. The exhaust of the fire products from the burning match (smoke and gas) is the "action" and the movement of the rocket in the other direction is the 'reaction.' Rockets have been around for years. During 4th century B.C a greek by the name of Archytas built a model pigeon, that used steam to propel it forward. This was the first device to use rocket propulsion. By compressing the tip of the rocket and only providing a small space between the rocket’s body and skewer, which will be the only way for the
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