In February Matt met astronaut Chris Hadfield and together they derived the Rocket Equation which tells us how much fuel is needed to get a certain mass into orbit. The full notes and maths from the video and an activity for students can be found below.
Equipment needed
A calculator.
Curriculum Topics Covered
The Rocket Equation – The full notes and maths from the video for sixth formers and teachers. Topics include: momentum, integration, logs and exponentials.
Rocket Energy – energy physics, algebraic manipulation.
More information
See Teacher Solutions for solutions to Rocket Energy and the bonus activities in The Rocket Equation.