We were sent a 4M Green Science Green Rocket kit to try out from Great
Gizmos. The kit contains almost everything you need to make your own shooting
rocket. The only things you need are water and two fizzy pop bottles to get
going.
By using two recycled bottles not only will the kids learn the importance
of recycling but they will also learn key Physics skills by stamping on the
empty bottle and trying to get there rocket to reach heights of 25 meters (80ft).
So let’s get this flight ready and prepped to go!
The instruction booklet is really clear and easy to follow and with step
to step diagrams too it’s not hard to go wrong. The kids found it real easy
with their ages from 6 to 11 they got right to work making the rockets first then
getting the launch tube ready. The only time I had to step in was to assemble
the screws to the bottle connectors with a small cross screwdriver.
Once the rocket was all assembled and ready to go we were about to go
and set it up in garden but to our avail the weather turned in and so the
launch had to be cancelled until further notice (until the rain stopped)
But after a couple of days the weather was perfect launch weather so we
were all ready and scheduled the launch and 16.00 hours (once the kids were
home from school).
So without any further delays we have lift off in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF!!!
So we were all set up and ready to go and we all had great fun jumping
on the empty bottle and watching how far we were able to get the rocket up into
the sky, not sure it was quite 25 meters but we were not far from that. But the
kids were very impressed with the end result.
Box Contains
1x Stand Arm
1x Launch Tube
1x Flexible Pipe
2x Bottle connector Halves
2x Pipe Clamp Halves
2 Foam Rocket Heads
12x Fin Templates
2x Rocket Templates Orange/Black
3x Screws
1 x Set Small Nuts & Bolts
1x Set Large Nuts
1x Bolts Set
1x Washer and Split Washer
1x Double Sided Adhesive Tape
1x Full Instruction Guide
So overall we all enjoyed making this rocket and watching it take off
the kids kept going for quite some time after the first launch each time trying
to get higher and higher. It’s a great value product which helps promote
physics and recycling so a BIG thumbs up from me. I will defiantly buying more
Green Science projects in the future and they make great birthday presents too if
you are interested in looking at some more of their products then click right
here to check out Great Gizmos website.
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