Give Blood -- It's Not Rocket Science
Seminole Ridge Community High School
Seminole SECME and the Seminole Ridge National Honor Society students hosted a blood drive Tuesday, November 17. Our theme “GIVE BLOOD—IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE” spotlighted students’ achievement in science, tech, engineering, and math (STEM) classes. Florida's Blood Centers donate approximately $20 per unit of blood collected to the Scholarship Assistance Foundation to support tuition assistance. We collected 165 pints, and for every pint of blood donated, SECME students launched a water bottle rocket—a two-liter soda bottle filled with compressed air and water.
Designing, building, and flying a water bottle rocket ignites students’ minds with a real-world application of STEM. Students manipulate and control variables. Math and science studies are necessary to complete the process—the physics of Newton’s laws of motion, the projectile motion, polynomial equations for freefall calculations, parabolic paths, and the practice of true engineering. These are the tools that an engineer uses to solve a problem. Go Hawk Heroes!
