Rocket Competition

NORTH LANARKSHIRE ROCKET COMPETITION

29th & 30th May 2013

Golfhill Primary School, Ballochney Street, Airdrie

In association with the Galilean Society and for the eighth year running, the North Lanarkshire Inter School Rocket Competition will be held as shown above.

The competition engages Primary 7 children into the science of Astronomy and Engineering and allows them to build a proper water rocket (Aquajet) from basic materials and turn them into something that will easily fly for several hundred feet.

To build such a rocket, you will need:

1. A 2 Litre carbonated drink bottle (must have held a carbonated drink).
2. 1 sheet of  A3 Thick paper / Light card.
3. Scissors.
4. Sticky Tape.
5. 3 or 4, 2 pence pieces.
6. A few old carrier bags.
7. Pens and paint (to decorate).

To fly a rocket, you will need:

1. A footpump (or even better a compresser).
2. Water.
3. Rocket Launcher.
4. Waterproof clothes

So if interested, please come along and see how its done for yourself by contacting me direct...Loads of fun.