What are the basics for building a rocket out of a two-liter bottle? The procedures outline the basics to create an air- and water-powered bottle rocket. Prior to launching the rockets, teams perform safety checks to ensure their designs will be stable in flight.

Concepts

rockets, newton's first law of motion, newton's laws of motion, newton's second law of motion, newton's third law of motion

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Additional Tags

bottle rockets, science

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the Water Rocket Launcher to launch the rockets
• Have learners use the Launch Altitude Tracker to determine the altitude of the rockets

Classroom Considerations

• Ensure rockets are balanced, as unbalanced rockets will be unstable and not safe to launch
• Learners must complete several other tasks that must be done first, such as building the launcher and altitude trackers

Pros

• The procedures provide just enough guidance to allow for creativity in design
• The extension activity takes the exercise out of the science and technology fields and into the art field

Cons

• None