Bottle rockets

As a culmination to our Stargazers topics, pupils had to make rockets made out of recycled plastic bottles. We wanted to investigate what would happen if we added different elements to our rockets.

Some groups added a range of tail fins and all groups experimented with different nose cones.

Plain White - before and after #bottlerockets #stargazers @Cornerstonesedu pic.twitter.com/VgEt8sZH3A

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The green pig - before and after #bottlerockets #stargazers @Cornerstonesedu pic.twitter.com/GCsef85aX3

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Smiley face dude - before and after #bottlerockets #stargazers @Cornerstonesedu pic.twitter.com/ewOf06aYb7

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Monkey 4,000 - before and after #bottlerockets #stargazers @Cornerstonesedu pic.twitter.com/vnXu5N7b2K

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Country destroyers - before and after #bottlerockets #stargazers @Cornerstonesedu pic.twitter.com/8uYtqCNDVu

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We set up our launch pad, attached our cork and inner-tube adapter and connected it to a pump. We then sat back and watch them blow! We launched each rocket three times each so that we could find a mean distance and make it as fair a test as possible.

Here are our rockets in action: