Rocky's
Rockets
An Exercise in Rocketry
at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory
How to make water bottle rockets
Adventure Science Center Summer Camp at Dyer Observatory
How
to make your own inexpensive water bottle rockets and launch pad.
Includes a fin template. This is a PDF file with instructions
Click on images below for a larger view of how
this rocket is made, with instructions.
A great resource to go along with the activity
was created by the folks at Seeds Software.
I highly recommend that you download their
Water Rocket Fun freeware. This program will
make it easier to involve kids in the science behind rocketry. Thank you SEEDS
SOFTWARE!
Coming Soon
A lesson on rocketry by Dyer's Director, Dr. Rick Chappell
plans for an inclinometer to measure angle of rocket trajectory