Home Made Rocket Workshop with the Ranger

​There are lots of different rockets that you can experiment with during the Rocket Lab. Depending on the time and age of the participants I can use straw rockets, popping rockets, elastic band rockets, balloon rockets plus the ever popular and high flying lemonade bottle rockets. As you can see from the video it is not just the kids that have fun with the rockets. All the rockets are all fun and you have to investigate how we can create force to get them to fly. Discussions centre around gravity and how there are people in space on the International Space Station (ISS) and how astronauts flew to and walked on the moon. I sometimes combine this with moon watching or spotting the ISS as it passes overhead.
Lemonade bottle rocket flying leaving a jet of water behind it. Part of the Rocket Lab activity from the Freelance Ranger
The launch of a lemonade bottle rocket at Sanctuary (c) Sara Pintado
Rocket Lab Activity from Freelance Ranger
This group were discussing Newtons Laws, as well as who got to launch the rocket!
Children with drinking straws blowing silver foil rockets into the air. Part of the Rocket Lab activity from the Freelance Ranger
Trying out straw rockets at Sanctuary (c) Sara Pintado
Astonished looks on everyone's faces as the popping rockets pop! Part of the Rocket Lab activity from the Freelance Ranger
Popping rockets fly pretty high (c) Sara Pintado
Checking that everything is ready for launch is important for success. Part of the Rocket Lab activity from the Freelance Ranger
Getting everything ready for launch