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Pitsco’s Water Rockets activity is an alternative to solid-fuel rocketry. Students construct rockets using 20-ounce bottles for engines. With the addition of fins, a body tube, and a nose cone, this rocket flies great. Using different volumes of water, it is determined which volume is optimal . . .
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To engage students in understanding rocket flight and the forces that act upon flight, students build and launch three straw rockets. The first two rockets are for practice, and the final rocket is for the record. Rockets can be made with or without fins.
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Construct Fold-N-Roll vehicles from various materials using a given pattern and determine the best material for the vehicle.
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Pitsco's CO 2 Dragsters activity involves the designing, prototyping, producing, and testing of a CO 2 dragster made from a small block of wood. The dragster is powered by a CO 2 cartridge, which when punctured by an electronic launch module, propels the dragster down a 20-meter track in . . .
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Pitsco’s Solid-Fuel Rockets activity provides students the opportunity to become rocket scientists. During the construction process, students build their own body tubes for the rocket bodies, fins for stability, and nose cones to direct air smoothly over the body of the rocket. The number of . . .
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Student test reaction time using hand-held controls.
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Students observe and predict drag for CO 2 cars
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Pitsco’s Fold-N-Roll activity is origami on wheels. Using preprinted designs or designs of their own, students construct a simple paper vehicle. Designs are folded, taped, and decorated before wheels and axles are added. Mass is recorded and distance traveled is recorded and compared. The . . .
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Students predict race outcome by testing cars in wind tunnel.
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Pitsco’s Solar Vehicle activity is a great way to teach students about the process of improving and modifying. After the Ray Catchers are assembled, students race and observe their vehicles. Each student then modifies and improves his or her vehicle’s performance. After the improvements, . . .
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