Rockets

 We keep a bucket with Pump Rockets and foam rockets in the basement for play emergencies. You can make Foam Rocket  toys. (Here is a similar design with a paper protractor, should you want to estimate the range.)  Wear safety glasses or goggles whenever you launch rockets!  We keep a large bin in the basement, too.

Make a Stomp Rocket.  

We love the water rocket toy, too!

We just bought the toy.  The Science Toymaker has made the Overhead Water Rocket Launcher into a project.

Have you made Straw Rockets?

Another classic rocket is the Film Canister Rocket.  Put 1/4th of an Alka-seltzer tablet into a film canister, fill with water, snap on the top, and run.  Next try a 1/2 tablet.  Usually a whole tablet reacts so quickly you can’t snap on the top before it erupts.  We perform rocket trials at the cul-de-sac down the street, away  from the neighbors.  Below, we tried the Exploding Art rockets on the sidewalk.  It was pink for weeks.