Chapter 15, Annex Y BUILDING A WATER ROCKET
BUILDING A WATER ROCKET
Materials Required:
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One-litre soft-drink bottles with caps,
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Construction paper,
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Tape,
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Glue,
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Drill and bits, and
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Putty or modelling clay.
Hints For Construction:
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Do not allow glue to touch the plastic bottle as this may weaken the plastic and cause failure.
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Wrap and tape a tube of poster-board around the bottle.
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Cut out several fins of any shape and glue them to the tube.
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Form a nose cone and hold it together with tape or glue.
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Press a wad of modeling clay into the top of the nose cone for stability, if required.
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Tape the nose cone to upper end of bottle.
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Decorate your rocket.
“Rockets: A Teacher’s Guide with Activities in
Science, Mathematics, and Technology”, by NASA, 2003, Bottle
Rocket Launcher. Retrieved April 12, 2008, from http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Bottle_Rocket_Launcher.html
Figure Y-1 Building a Water Rocket
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