February 13th, 2019

Dear Mr. Phillips,

I am here to write because, on February 4, 2019, my class and I learned so much when we did the rockets. I loved it all and I want to thank you so much for all you've done for us. It made me think about how rocket science is in almost everything.

This lecture was so informal and taught me so much more about the rockets that I never knew about. My favorite part was when my rocket broke... but that made it better! I had a question though: How do you ignite a bigger rocket?

I learned that it takes a lot of hard work to make a rocket. Imagine NASA right now! I learned how to make a rocket, how sometimes things fail and you just have to try again.

I want to thank you again for all the information, it was amazing.

Thank you so much,

Gladys

February 13, 2019

Dear Mr. Phillips

Thank you for coming to teach us about rockets and trigonometry. I really appreciate the time and money you put into this project.

I learned so much from you. For example, the wadding we used was to make sure the parachute did not melt. Also, you used gun powder and a fuse to make the rocket shoot up. Another thing we learned was the importance of the padding. The padding prevented the egg which we used to represent a human, from cracking. I wonder how powerful the engine would need to be to launch a larger rocket.

There, were so many things I really enjoyed about building the rockets. I liked building the rockets because it was fun folding the parachutes. During the rocket launch, watching the rocket go way up into the air was cool because our group thought it wouldn't work. On top of that, seeing that our eggs survived was pretty relieving.

Once again I would like to thank you for taking time out of your day to schedule a time to build, and launch rockets twice. You taught us about rockets and trigonometry.

Sincerely,

Asher

February 13, 2019

Dear Mr. Phillips,

I'm writing to you to thank you for hosting the rocket launch on February 4, 2019. You took the time out of your day, the money out of your pocket, and the patience to do it again after the failure of the previous launch.

I learned quite a bit on the trip. For example, I learned that even the humidity can affect the launch. Also, I learned that the slightest of winds can move a speeding, aerodynamic, medium weight rocket a significant distance from the origin point. But I have one question. How does the solid fuel container direct the force down, and not explode in all directions?

Anyways, as I said in the beginning, thank you so much for giving us the permission and tools to launch rockets. I sure had a lot of fun, and I bet the rest of my classmates believe so too.

Sincerely,

Billy

Jan 23, 2019

Dear, Mr.Phillips

On February 4, 2019, we went to Arcadia High school and participated in a rocket launch for our engineering class. Thank you so much for providing the resources and time for the launch to be possible. We really appreciate all the time you put into preparing the launch. I learned so much.

I loved the launch and learned so much. I never knew that such acceleration was possible by such a small amount of gun powder. It was very interesting the way the stages of the rocket worked almost like a firework without the explosion. However, I wonder about what the parachute deploying charge is made of, is it also gunpowder?

I would like to thank you again for taking the time to teach us about rocket physics. If was a great learning experience and I hope you come again.

Sincerely,

Cian