As the name implies, the Stalwart is an imposing and strong rocket. It races upward at incredible speed and can dominate the air again and again thanks to the parachute recovery system. Kit includes everything needed for construction – a 20-ounce plastic bottle, a 12" parachute, tubes, rings, a nose cone, fin material, decals, and instructions. Pitsco HD Bond II glue recommended for assembly. Finished rocket is 63 centimeters in length. Requires scissors, ruler, clothespin, masking and transparent tape, white and cool-melt glue, paint, permanent marker, and launcher, sold separately.
Water rocketry is one of the most fun and exciting hands-on science activities around. Converting empty plastic soda bottles into high-flying rockets provides a great opportunity for students to discover important scientific principles such as Newton’s laws, acceleration, thrust, and inertia.