Step 1: Brainstorm and design
You will build an air powered rocket and balloon launcher that looks like this:
Think about things that might affect how your air powered rocket flies. Give short answers for 2 of the following questions.
- How long will your rocket be?
- How many paper fins will your straw rocket have? 0? 2? more?
- How will adding weight to the straw's nose or having fins affect how it flies?
- When you launch your straw rocket, how does the launch angle affect where it lands?