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Make a Straw Rocket
K-12 Students
Create a paper rocket that can be launched from a soda straw then, modify the design to make the rocket fly farther!
K-12 Students | Make a Straw Rocket
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Materials
Pencil
Scissors
Tape
Soda straw
(plastic or reusable)
Meter stick or
measuring tape
Rocket template and
data log
1. Cut out and shape the rocket body
Cut out the rectangle. This will be the body tube of the rocket. Wrap the rectangle
around a pencil length-wise and tape the rectangle so that it forms a tube.
2. Cut out and attach the fins
Cut out the two fin units. Align the bottom of the rectangle that extends between
the fins with the end of the rocket body, and tape the fin to the body tube. Do the
same thing for the other fin on the opposite side, making a "fin sandwich."
3. Bend the fins
Bend the fins on each fin unit 90 degrees so that they are each at a right angle to
each other. When you look along the back of the rocket, the fins should form a "+"
mark.
4. Make and measure the nose cone
Twist the top of the body tube into a nose cone around the sharpened end of your
pencil. Measure your nose cone from its base to its tip and record the length on
the data log and on the rocket itself.
5. Prepare to launch!
Remove the pencil and replace it with a soda straw. Be sure your launch area is
clear of people and hazards. Then, blow into the straw to launch your rocket!
Record the distance the rocket travels on your data log.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | K-12 Students
jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn
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Straw Rocket Data Log
Length of
Nose Cone
(in cm)
Distance Traveled (in cm)
Trial 1
Trial 2
Trial 3
Trial 4
Trial 5
Notes
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | K-12 Students
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Straw Rocket Data Analysis
Length of Nose Cone (in cm)
Distance Traveled (in cm)
K-12 Students
Create a paper rocket that can be launched from a soda straw then, modify the design to make the rocket fly farther!
K-12 Students | Make a Straw Rocket
Page 1/3
jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn
Materials
Pencil
Scissors
Tape
Soda straw
(plastic or reusable)
Meter stick or
measuring tape
Rocket template and
data log
1. Cut out and shape the rocket body
Cut out the rectangle. This will be the body tube of the rocket. Wrap the rectangle
around a pencil length-wise and tape the rectangle so that it forms a tube.
2. Cut out and attach the fins
Cut out the two fin units. Align the bottom of the rectangle that extends between
the fins with the end of the rocket body, and tape the fin to the body tube. Do the
same thing for the other fin on the opposite side, making a "fin sandwich."
3. Bend the fins
Bend the fins on each fin unit 90 degrees so that they are each at a right angle to
each other. When you look along the back of the rocket, the fins should form a "+"
mark.
4. Make and measure the nose cone
Twist the top of the body tube into a nose cone around the sharpened end of your
pencil. Measure your nose cone from its base to its tip and record the length on
the data log and on the rocket itself.
5. Prepare to launch!
Remove the pencil and replace it with a soda straw. Be sure your launch area is
clear of people and hazards. Then, blow into the straw to launch your rocket!
Record the distance the rocket travels on your data log.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | K-12 Students
jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn
K-12 Students | Make a Straw Rocket
Page 2/3
Straw Rocket Data Log
Length of
Nose Cone
(in cm)
Distance Traveled (in cm)
Trial 1
Trial 2
Trial 3
Trial 4
Trial 5
Notes
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | K-12 Students
jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn
K-12 Students | Make a Straw Rocket
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Straw Rocket Data Analysis
Length of Nose Cone (in cm)
Distance Traveled (in cm)