Water Rockets
By,
Ritvick Raghuvanshi
from Questa
Overview
The Rocket is made of 2 liter bottles and is launched using water and pressure. The water Rocket only works on
Sir Isaac Newton's Third law. The third law states
“For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
Obesation
Fold parachute and put the parachute in the deployer. Next,stretch the rubber band over the parachute
deployer,and put it a pin 2.Then,hold the cardboard.Flap down and put the lock flap in the lock pin.Pour 600-750
mL of water and put it on the launcher.It is pressurized using a bicycle pump.After 15-20 pumps,the water rocket
is ready to be released.With the explosion of water,the rocket shoots up in the air. As the rocket,the air
pressure on the top unlocks the the lock pin.While the rocket goes up,speed decreases and the pressure on the
cardboard flap decreases.As the results, The cardboard flap comes up, releasing From the pin. Thus The parachute
opens and will float all the way down as slow as possible.
Materials
2 2 liter plastic bottles
tape( Most likely Duck Tape)
A parachute
Soft wood
Strings
Garbage bag
Paper clips
Rubber bands
Goals
The Water Rocket has to take the most time to came all the way back down.
The Water Rocket Had to go as high as possible.