14th APRSAF Water Rocket Event

and Educators Workshop

2th November – 4th November, 2018
Temasek Junior College and
Bedok South Secondary School, Singapore

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 WRE Participants
58 students, 22 educators, and 19 observers
from 12 countries

Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia,

Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka,
Thailand and Vietnam

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 WRE Program
• Country Presentation by students
• Educator Workshop
• Water Rocket Making & Launching Competition
• Cultural Immersion and Exchange

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 APRSAF-25 Water Rocket Competition

• Students between the ages of 12 and 16 years

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners were selected
based on the shortest distance from the target
located 60m away in two trials.
• Best Combined award was selected
based on the combined total
distance of two trials.
• Most Reliable Rocket award
was selected based on
the number of continuous
landing within “gold band”
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Rules of APRSAF-25 Water Rocket Competition

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Launch Competition
Water Rocket Making

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Launch Competition

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Educators’ Workshop

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Mr. C.M. Ayodya Karawita Chandrasekara
Sri Lanka
Score: 0.46 m

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Ms. Yiting Feng
China
Score: 1.06 m

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Mr. Adam Darwisy Shahrol Azman
Malaysia
Score: 1.67 m

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Mr. C.M. Ayodya Karawita Chandrasekara
Sri Lanka
Score: 1.47m (0.46m + 1.01m)

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 Ms. Yiting Feng
China
Result: 4 consecutive Gold

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APRSAF-25 WATER ROCKET EVENT:

OUTLINE

1. Date : November 2nd – 4th, 2018 (Friday -Sunday)

(Notice: Including arrival and departure dates)

2. Venue : 3 Nov 2018 Temasek Junior College (TJC)

4 Nov 2018 Bedok South Secondary School (BSSS)

3. Lodging : Bunc Hostel (15 Upper Weld Road, Singapore)

4. Official Language : English

5. Tentative Schedule

Date/Day Time Activity Venue

Friday, Nov. 2 Arrival in Singapore. Changi

Day 1 Participants will be transported to Airport
the accommodation place. Bunc Hostel

18:00 Registration / Dinner Bunc Hostel

Ice breaking Games

Saturday, Nov. 3 07:00 Breakfast Bunc Hostel

Day 2 07:30 Bus transportation to venue
08:30 Registration at venue TJC

09:00 - 11:00 Opening Ceremony and Country

Presentation

11:00 - 11:15 Short Break

11:15 - 12:30 Briefing on Water Rocket

Competition
Launcher Display

12:45 – 13:45 Lunch Break TJC

14:00 – 17:00 Students’ Program TJC

Water Rocket Making

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Date/Day Time Activity Venue

15:30 - If venue and weather

permitting, 2 trial launches will
be given, and results taken as
backup results
Teachers’ Program TJC
- The session to share
Teaching techniques and
regional water rocket
activities
17:00 Group Photo

17:30 -18:30 Dinner Break

NOTE:
Night launch may be conducted to certainly get backup results. If we have
to do night launching, visit to Gardens by the Bay will be delayed or
cancelled.
18:30 – 19:30 Bus transportation to Gardens by the
Bay
21:00 Bus transportation back to Bunc Hostel
accommodation

Sunday, Nov.4 07:00 Breakfast Bunc Hostel

Day 3 07:30 Bus transportation to venue

08:30 – 12:30 Launch Competition BSSS

Plan A (Trial launch and backup results is done on

previous day)
08:30 – 10:00 1st Launch
10:00 – 11:30 2nd Launch
11:30 – 12:30 Most Reliable Rocket competition

Plan B (Trial launch and backup results is not done on

previous day)
08:30 – 09:30 Opening and Trial launch
09:30 – 11:00 1st Launch
11:00 – 12:30 2nd Launch

13:00 – 13:30 Award Ceremony BSSS

13:30 – 15:30 Farewell Lunch BSSS
16:00 Departure for Airport
(Transportation)

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Departure Planning

Southeast Asia (participating countries)

Malaysia Malaysia Airlines MH610 21:20 SIN-KL
Thailand Thai Airways TG410 21:00 SIN-BKK
Indonesia Garuda Indonesia GA839 20:20 SIN-CGK
GA847 22:05 SIN-CGK
Philippines Philippines PRO512 20:00 SIN-MNL
Airlines
Cambodia No flight after 20:00 for SIA and Cambodia Angkor Airlines
Vietnam Vietnam Airlines VN658-VN208 20:25 SIN-SGN-HAN
VN652-VN208 23:25 SIN-SGN-HAN

Australia (participating countries)

Australia Qantas QF52-QF611 20:10 SIN-BNE-MEL
QF82-QF427 21:20 SIN-SYD-MEL

South Asia (participating countries)

India Please provide information from which city you are flying from
Bangladesh Singapore SQ446 20:35 SIN-DAC
Airlines
Nepal Thai Airways TG410-TG319 21:00 SIN-BKK-KTM
Transit time exceeds 12 hours
No flight after 20:00 for SIA and Nepal Airlines
Sri Lanka Singapore SQ468 22:35 SIN-CMB
Airlines

East Asia (participating countries)

Japan Japan Airlines JAL36 22:25 SIN-HND
China China Eastern MU566 23:25 SIN-PVG
Airlines
South Korea Korean Airlines KE644 22:30 SIN-ICN
South America (participating countries)
Colombia Traveling time exceeds 24 hours

Extra night stay and dinner wavier applies to the participants for the following countries:
- Cambodia, Nepal and Colombia
- Cost for extra night stay is Singapore Dollars forty (40) without dinner.

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APRSAF-25 WATER ROCKET EVENT

GUIDELINE FOR LAUNCH COMPETITION
1. Venue ................................................................................................................................................... 1
2. Making Water Rockets .................................................................................................................. 1
3. Materials for making Water Rockets ...................................................................................... 2
4. Launching Water Rockets............................................................................................................ 3
5. Rules for Launching ....................................................................................................................... 4
6. Results................................................................................................................................................. 5

1. Venue
The APRSAF-25 Water Rocket Launch Competition will be held at Bedok
South Secondary School, Singapore on Sunday, November 4, 2018.

2. Making Water Rockets

The organizer will provide all materials and setups for Water Rocket Launch
Competition, including the launcher and air pump. Pre-made materials or
launchers brought in by participants will not be allowed for the competition.

3 hours will be given for making Water Rockets. Each student should make
one (1) rocket. Each student will receive the materials on next page.

Students may bring left-handed scissors and their data book if necessary.

Measuring cup and weight scale are available on site.

The students are encouraged to be creative in the design of their water
rockets.

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3. Materials for making Water Rockets

Three (3) 1.5L PET PVC sheet Nose Cone
Bottles (A4 size sheet, 0.2 mm 38g
thick)

Electrical duct tape Ruler Scissors

(JAXA welcome gift) (right-handed)

Plasticine Nozzle Marker Pen

No image

Cutter, cutting mat, ruler Rocket Launcher image

*Request when you want
to use. 20 sets available.

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4. Launching Water Rockets

This Competition aims at precision flight of the rocket, i.e. to launch the
rocket as close as possible to the target. The target will be placed 60m
from the launcher. (see figure below)

There will be eight (8) launchers available for the launch competition. In
this competition, SpeedB Original Launchers are set up for launching.

60m from target

Launchers

Blow up view of target

Bull’s eye

5m radius
(GOLD Band)

7m radius
(SILVER Band)

10m radius
(BRONZE Band)

OUT of range

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5. Rules for Launching

Each student will launch one (1) rocket at a time.

On the day of rocket making (3 Nov), each student can try to conduct two (2)
test launch. The results will be recorded for back up result. This result will
become official if the competition launch could not be conducted due to poor
weather conditions or other reasons. The student may skip these test
launches.

Night launch may be conducted on Day 2 (3 Nov) to certainly get backup

results. Each rocket will be attached with light sticks and the target area will
be lit up in the same manner. During night launch, we can only use 1 target
for safety reasons, so the speed of launching will be much slower.
If we have to do night launching, visit to Gardens by the Bay will be delayed
or cancelled.

If the test launch were unable to be carried out on the day before, prior to
competition launch (4 Nov), each student can try to conduct one (1) test
launch. The student may skip this test launch.

Each student will conduct two (2) launches for the competition.

If time permits, top 10 students (GOLD band for both launches) will be
launching for the Most Reliable Rocket prize. For this prize, students must
continually hit the GOLD band until the last one standing. If two or more
students continue to tie, the gold band will shrink progressively to find the
winner. No rocket repair is allowed.

Order of Launch will draw lots on Day 2 by the students themselves.

Students must use the launcher assigned to the lots they drew.
It is NOT allowed to choose the launcher.

Each student will have 5 minutes for launch preparation: setting the rocket
onto assigned launcher, pumping the air in the rocket (Air pressure must not
exceed 4 bars. *), adjusting the launcher’s angle / orientation.

*From our local competition with the material provided, 60 meters is achievable with 4
bars of pressure.

Exact distance from the point of impact to bull’s eye will be measured when
the rocket lands inside the GOLD band. The result of both launches will be
recorded. The launch that lands out of the circle will not be measured and
recorded as SILVER, BRONZE or OUT.

If student exceeds time limit, it will be recorded as TIME exceeded.

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6. Results

The results and ranking of Launch Competition will be prepared for each
country and informed to each POC after the event.

Best score ranking

The better result between 2 launches is considered for deciding Best Score
Ranking. The students ranked in the 1st place, 2nd place, and 3rd place will be
awarded.

In case of a draw, the two launches will be taken into consideration to

determine the better place.

Best combined score

Students who succeeded both 2 launches have got “combined score”: the sum
of 1st and 2nd launch results.

Most reliable rocket

The final student who launches the rocket that succeeds in landing inside
Gold Band while others fails. Gold Band may shrink with each subsequent
launch to find winner.

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APRSAF-25 WATER ROCKET EVENT

APPLICATION PROCESS

Please read carefully this document to proceed your application for APRSAF-25
Water Rocket Event.

1. ENTRY CONDITION
i. Student participants
School students at age between 12 and 16 years old from countries in Asia Pacific region.
(Date of Birth between 4 November 2001 and 3 November 2006)

ii. Selection
A participating country should hold its national water rocket competition to select student
participants.
(Notice: It is suggested that the student participants be selected based on not only their
performance in making and launching water rockets but also their interest in space
activities and in friendship and cultural exchange. The selected students should
preferably have adequate English language proficiency.)

iii. Teachers/Leaders
The students shall be accompanied by teachers or leaders of youth activities to travel to
Singapore. The accompanying teachers or leaders must be interested in space and
science education, willing to engage in the exchange of knowledge, experience and skills
with water rocket and other educational activities with those from other countries and
committed to promoting space and science education activities among young people in
their home countries.

iv. Number of participants

Due to limited capacity of the venue and accommodation, each participating country
should limit the number of students to 6 and accompanying teachers/leaders to 2 to
participate.

v. Participation fee (revised)

As our sponsors understand the purpose of APRSAF Water Rocket Event and contribute
toward the cost of participants, up to 2 teachers and 6 students can participate in
APRSAF-25 Water Rocket Event without participation fee.

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vi. Observers (revised)
POC can make application for people other than participants as observers. Observers
should pay observer fee (SGD 400 for each) to join the Water Rocket Event. For
observers at age between 12 and 16, up to 2 persons from one country can join the
competition this year.

2. APPLICATION TIMELINE AND PROCESS

[Timeline]

July 1 ------------ Start accepting application

August 15 ------- Deadline for submitting the number of participants/observers
September 30 --- Deadline for submitting final member list.

[Process]

i. Submitting the number of Participants/Observers

POC should submit the number of teachers, students, and observers to attend AP-25
WRE from your country by sending an email to charlestng@speedb.com and
ap_wre_edu@ml.jaxa.jp . The deadline is August 15, 2018.

ii. Making Application to AP-25 WRE

POC should fill the Application form provided by JAXA and send it to
ap_wre_edu@ml.jaxa.jp and charlestng@speedb.com. The deadline is September 30,
2018. POC should submit the list of observers ASAP if all participants are not fixed.

iii. Invoice
SpeedB will issue invoice of observer fee towards the organization unless specially
requested to issue it individually.

iv. Payment
Observer fee on the invoice must be paid in Singapore dollar by bank transmission. The
deadline of observer fee payment is set respectively – 5 working days after the date of
issue of invoice. If you need further arrangement and assistance for the payment, please
contact Mr. Charles Tng (charlestng@speedb.com) .

v. Confirmation
SpeedB will send a confirmation of receipt of observer fee to POC and JAXA.
Invitation letter for observer will be issued only after the payment is confirmed.
Observers without this confirmation are not allowed to attend the event.

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vi. Cancellation Policy

POC should immediately inform JAXA and SpeedB if any of participants and/or observers
have to cancel their application. Paid observer fee will be refunded to POC only if the
cancellation is made before September 30, 2018.

APRSAF-25 SEWG Co-chair and WRE Organizer:

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Contact point: Ms. Mika Hosobata

E-mail: ap_wre_edu@ml.jaxa.jp
Tel: +81 50 3362 7590
Fax: +81 42 759 8612

Contact point: Ms. Ayako Uchida

E-mail: ap_wre_edu@ml.jaxa.jp
Tel: +81 50 3362 6438
Fax: +81 42 759 8612

APRSAF-25 WRE Local Organizer: SpeedB Pte Ltd

Contact point: Mr. Charles Tng
E-mail: charlestng@speedb.com
Tel: +65 8188 5678