Where do you put the egg in a bottle rocket?
You should attach the nose cone to the rest of the rocket with string so it does not fall far away. This string may be used to help pull the parachute out of the sleeve. The egg can be taped inside the sleeve along with some additional padding to help that last bump when it hits the ground.
How do you make an egg rocket out of a water bottle?
Apply the foam cover on the egg and put it inside the basket. This will be your passenger. Now put the basket with the egg and the parachute attached in the half bottle and fit the cut end of the bottle under the mouth of the other bottle . Put a little glue just so it does not disengage in the flight up.
Should a rocket have 3 or 4 fins?
Three fins are best when designing a high performance, low drag rocket. This allows interference drag (drag caused by interference of the airflow over the body and fins at the junction) to be reduced by 25 percent.
What is eggstronaut rocket?
This rocket is based on the usual 2 liter pop bottle you find at grocery stores. You add water, pressurized air and using these instructions you’ll get height that you and your students will not believe. AND to make it interesting… we have a passenger… the Eggstronaut, which is an egg that if survives will award extra marks to the team.
How do you bring out the eggstronauts?
I bring out the Eggstronauts with much fanfare and excitement. its fun to turn it into a goofy event. The teams submit the rocket and eggstronaut hatch for entry. Once the water is added and the egg in place we launch. Make sure the kids are well back. sometimes the rockets go sideways.
What tools do you use to make water bottle rockets?
Tools and Materials: -a couple of 2 liter bottles-Big sheets of paper. (i cut stuff off a roll from the art guys.) -Metersticks (yardsticks for the people south of me) 🙂 -Lots of pencils. -An egg-a computer with examples of water-bottle rockets from the web. check out youtube. I use a TV attached to my ancient computer.
What is this rocket based on a pop bottle?
This rocket is based on the usual 2 liter pop bottle you find at grocery stores. You add water, pressurized air and using these instructions you’ll get height that you and your students will not believe.