PITSCORobotics & STEMnewSTEM0387https://dl2jx7zfbtwvr.cloudfront.net/productimages/stem0387_1.jpgPitsco Straw Rocket Instructional VideoSTEM0387

Pitsco Straw Rocket Instructional Video

  • Video provides instructions to build model straw rockets as a hands-on activity for students in grades 3-12 studying the scientific concepts of force, projectile motion, center of gravity, initial velocity, and introductory rocketry
  • Demonstrates how to design and build straw rockets with reminders to consider variables such as rocket length, fin shape, and nose cone size
  • Includes an activity to test the effect of the trajectory angle on rocket flight
  • Includes instructions about how to launch straw rockets and maintain the straw rocket launcher
  • Closed-captioned video is 31 minutes long