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R2K Water Rocket

SKU: W20758
A Pitsco Exclusive

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