Rocket Science is coming to a DRAMATIC End

After 8 weeks of learning and experimenting with the four forces of flight: thrust, lift, weight and drag, students in Year 3 and 4 are designing, creating and testing their very own rockets. 

Here's one design described.

And another design...

To give the rockets the thrust they need, we are using a rocket launcher which is basically a steel tube connected to a powerful bike pump. 

Here's a explanation of how we will get thrust.

Next week we will be test firing our rockets, attempting to make them fly a distance of up to 60 metres.