Puff Rockets
Student Directions |
Student Worksheet |
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Tips and Tricks:
- Adhesive foam:
- Pinch the foam, then peel so that the adhesive side doesn't rip off the foam.
- Pinch the foam, then peel so that the adhesive side doesn't rip off the foam.
- Fins:
- Use the example rockets as your guide
- Slowly attach a small section on the short sides of the sticker to the bottom of the straw, then pinch the sicker to make a fin. Repeat 3 or 4 times depending on how many fins you want.
- Nose Cone:
- Twist the foam before inserting into the straw.
- Control Rocket = the first rocket you build. Don't change this rocket.
- Test Rocket ("Mod 1" and "Mod 2") = the second rocket you build. Redesign and change this rocket twice to try and find how to make it go higher.