Seventh Grade Science Project
Fourth Quarter - Bottle Rocket

This project is due in ________________

It will be worth 30 pt. You will receive 10 pt. extra credit if your parachute opens.

You will need to make a 2 liter bottle rocket.

You may look at the following sites for help.

http://www.lnhs.org/hayhurst/rockets/

http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/space_ex/2liter.html

Do’s and Don’ts

• Do make your rocket tall. (Flies straighter and higher.)
• Don’t make it heavy. (Can’t get off the ground.)
• Do tape and glue parts securely together.
• Don’t cut the bottom bottle. (Won’t hold pressure.)
• Do have fun.
• Don’t fret about it.