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Description

The Beavers/Cubs/Scouts make rockets using card and launch using a pre-built launch tube and 2 litre pop bottle.

Resources

A4 white card for rocket body
A4 Rocket fin templates (each template will provide fins for 4 rockets)
Several 2 litre empty pop bottles
Stapler
Glue
Sellotape
Launcher: Plastic pipe for launcher and to fold rocket (1 metre 21.5mm for each launcher), small flat piece of wood (4inch x 24inch) for launcher base, 2 x pipe clips per launcher to secure launch pipe to wooden base, 1 elbow pipe connector per launcher.

Instructions

Make the launchers prior to the meeting. These can be used time and again once made.

Make the rockets out of A4 card. The paper is rolled wide wise around a spare piece of pipe so that it isn’t too tight. Sellotape or glue the edge down. Squash one end flat and fold the corners over and staple, or glue well. This is the nose and shouldn’t let air out
Cut out the fins and fold along the dotted lines and glue to the bottom of the rocket
Colour in the rockets so that the rockets can be identified and it will enhance their appearance

The rocket is powered by stamping on an empty 2 litre drinks bottle and is very effective, with some bottles, you can quickly destroy them and therefore may need a large supply of 2 litre bottles
One change that could be made is to add a piece of wood to hold the launch tube vertically
When the bottle is jumped on it can sometimes twist and may hit someone by accident. As long as young people queue behind the launcher, and it is not directed towards people, the rocket is perfectly safe

The heights reached are spectacular - If the rocket won't launch check the rocket nose, if can escape from there it won't launch

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