Rocket Candy

1. Rocket Candy By: Mattie Earley and Katy Dobson

2. Timeline After launching the rocket, the boys use an invention, made by Quentin, and trigonometry to figure out the height and distance that the rocket traveled The boys began cooking the rocket candy using supplies that were “borrowed” from Sonny’s mom Sonny began stringing up extension cords in preparation for the launch Homer Sr. tells Sonny his plan of showing him what a real engineer does The rocket boys return to their launch pad to find the football players, led by Buck, tearing the blockhouse apart The boys launch the Auk XII with a huge crowd watching and cheering, except for the football players O’Dell set up the protective gear for the boys to wear while they would make the rocket candy Sonny’s mom catches the boys making the rocket candy, but just tells them to not blow themselves up.

3. Timeline Continued Homer Sr. admits things to Sonny that he wouldn’t expect from his father, then Sonny later tells him that he doesn’t want to be a mine engineer, but an engineer under Dr. Van Braun Just as the two groups of boys were about to clash, Tag Farmer pulled up and made Buck fix the blockhouse He eventually caught up when his father had stopped to watch one of the continuous-mining machines where the noise of the miner was near-deafening Sonny leaves the house to meet his father at the mine and they go down together into it They explore the mine and take a man-trip to the face of the mountain where he almost gets lost trying to follow his dad Sonny’s mother finds out about Sonny going into the mine and breaks down in tears and she believes that Homer will kill the boys by trying to get them into the coal mines and he shows her what he breathes in every day, but she only cares about the boys Sonny skips church by saying that he was worn out from doing all of his school work while his mother indirectly calls him a heathen While Sonny is wandering around, his uncle stops him and pokes the ceiling where he had just been standing and that section of rock caved in

4. Song Rocket by Kid Cudi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uamUA2CHRLM We chose this song because not only of the title, but because the lyrics are about a group of friends building a rocket and seeing how far they can make it fly.

5. Quotes • “She looked at us one by one “I’m getting tired of saying this: Don’t blow yourself up!” pg.188 • “I puffed up a bit. This was something he’d never ask Jim to do.”- Sonny Hickam pg. 189

6. Pg. 185 ~ Saltpeter in a pot The boys sprinkled the saltpeter into the pot, to make the mixture.

7. Pg. 186 ~ melting rocket fuel Needed to pour sugar in pot. Melting rocket fuel, to power the rocket.

8. Pg. 187 ~ the boys experimenting Sonny’s mom said, “They’re not stupid, they’re scientists!”

9. Pg. 187 ~ making rocket candy When the boys were making rocket candy, the pot “blew up” and the candy erupted.

10. Pg. 188 ~ engineering Sonny ‘s dad found out about his career he wanted to pursue, engineering. Sonny always spent time planning out rockets that could fly to the moon.

11. Pg. 189 ~ Testing rockets Sonny and Sherman were going to go test their rockets, until they got the correct measurements to make the rocket a success.

12. Pg. 190 ~ 1st attempt for rocket- failed Sonny and Sherman’s first rocket attempt failed, it lost thrust and fell back down.

13. Pg. 191 ~ What went wrong? The rockets nozzle could not take the heat. The nozzle was corroded, rapid oxidation!

14. Pg. 192 ~ carpenter? Tag came along and told Buck that he needs to learn some carpenter skills, since some boards came loose on the blockhouse.

15. Pg. 193 ~ Trip to the mine After Sonny’s mom left for church, Sonny took a trip to the mines with his dad for the first time.

16. Pg. 194 ~ Engineering in mine Since Sonny found a passion for engineering he figured he could do engineering for mining. So his dad informs him on all his daily tasks that will have to be accomplished in order for him to be able to become a stable, responsible engineer for mines.

17. Pg 195 ~ going down in the mine Once Sonny gets all dressed up in his mining gear, his dad takes him down into the mine(underground), for the first time.

18. Pg 196 ~ heading down to mine Sonny gets all tense and freaks out the moment the cart starts squeaking and pulling them down into the mine.

19. Pg. 197 ~ black tunnel Sonny’s dad decided to go even further down into ground. So they had to squeeze into a little cart and shoot down a tunnel for what seemed like twenty minutes.

20. Pg. 198 ~ Diamonds They occasionally found diamonds, and once when they found something similar to diamonds Sonny’s dad brought it home for his mother and left a note saying, I know you have always wanted diamonds. And she said no, I just have wanted more of your time.

21. Pg. 199 ~ Mine machinery Sonny almost got lost in the mine, but luckily found his dad watching the machinery do its job.

22. Pg. 200 ~ Rock fell While in the mine, a huge rock fell. Sonny almost got hit by it.

23. Pg. 201 ~ Admittance Sonny and his dad finally made a bond, Sonny’s dad was telling Sonny how he loved going to the mine, and sharing thoughts with him that he never expected him to share.

24. Pg. 202 ~ Mining is important Sonny’s dad was telling him, that mining is very important. They need the best workers, the strongest. Because if coal mining fails, then steel fails and then the country fails.

25. Pg. 203 ~ truth Sonny finally told his dad, that he didn’t want to be a mining engineer but a engineer for Dr. von Braun, and his dad was disappointed but tried not to show it.

26. Pg. 204 ~ telling mom Sonny’s mom found out that Sonny went to the mine, without her knowing. She busted out into tears and then they admitted that Sonny might want to become a mining engineer.

27. Pg. 205 ~ conflict Sonny’s mom believes that Sonny’s dad will ruin her boys by putting them in coal mines. Dad throws coal dust up in the air to show her what he breathes in everyday, but it doesn’t matter to her, all she cares about is her boys.