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R2K Water Rocket

SKU: W20758
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Printed materials including curriculum and instructional resources are written in US English and have also been correlated to US Education Standards when appropriate.

Description

You supply the plastic bottle (20 ounce, one liter, or two liter), scissors, tape, and a cool-melt glue gun, and we supply everything else your students need to construct a water rocket. Students can design their own graphics. Use a Pitsco launch system to launch the rockets 200 feet or more!

Looking for standards-based activities to accompany these materials? The Water Rockets Teacher’s Guide is available for print here, or you can download a digital copy for free here.

Order 30 kits to build a class pack!

Details

Type: Project Kits Grades: 3-12

Safety

What You'll Get

  • Paper body tube
  • Ping-Pong ball
  • Fin material
  • String
  • Sandpaper
  • Cone pattern sheet
  • Fin pattern sheet
  • Rocket cone pedestal
  • R2K Rocket Kit User Guide


Learning Values

Science
  • Thrust
  • Newton’s laws
  • Center of gravity/pressure
Technology
  • Problem solving
  • Design processes
  • Construction processes
Engineering
  • Prediction
  • Technological design
  • Modeling
Math
  • Trigonometry
  • Truncated cones
  • Axial symmetry

Specifications

  • Tools and Materials Required: Plastic bottle (20 ounce, one liter, or two liter), scissors, tape, and a cool-melt glue gun
  • Fins: Coated paperboard
  • Level: Suitable for Grades 3 and up

“The boys in the pack love the water rockets. We briefly described a math equation to determine the height. . . . It didn’t seem to really excite and click until we fired the rockets. Then it was a mad race to figure each height for bragging rights. Just the basic math was OK, but when we combined with hands on, that’s where the excitement was created!”

– Justin Harris, Cub Scout Leader, Cub Scout Pack #52, Fulton, Missouri