[Year 12 IT Apps] Re: OT Rocket Science qn..

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Try mixing bicarb and vinegar in the rocket .. woooshhh

I do it in my year 9 IT class .. of course any excuse to return to my life
before teaching.

The ABC Experimentals and Surfing scientist have a webpage about it.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/experimentals/experiments/episode16_3.htm

or try this lame indoor popper rocket with a bottle and straw
http://www.abc.net.au/science/experimentals/experiments/episode9_2.htm

Regards Roland

On 15/08/07, Russell Edwards <edwards.russell.t at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:
>
>
> On 14/08/2007, at 11:16 PM, McDonald, Debra A1 wrote:
> > our school does this but with water rockets.. and it is much easier..
>
> _Water_? Booooo!!! No loud hissing noise, no billowing smoke, how
> boring! Everyone knows it's the pyrotechnics and not the principles
> of propulsion or ballistics that make it fun ;-)
>
> Russell
>
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