Mini
Rocket Launcher
60060 V1012
Cautionary and Warning Statement
• This kit is designed and intended for educational purposes only.
• Use only under the direct supervision of an adult who has read and
understood the instructions provided in this user guide.
• Read warnings on packaging and in manual carefully.
Materials Included
• Assembled launcher
• Launch Angle Tool
Items Required (not included)
• Built straw rocket made with Precision Straws (product numbers
35782 and 35778-81)
• Safety glasses
Operating the Launcher
Caution: Be sure anyone near the launcher while it is in use is wearing
eye protection. Do not aim the launcher at anyone.
1. Place the launcher on a solid, at surface such as the oor or a table.
If you wish to measure launch angles, place the Launch Angle Tool
over the launch tube at the base (Figure 1).
Figure 1
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2. Adjust the angle of the launch tube as desired (Figure 2).
Figure 2
3. Place a straw rocket onto the
launch tube (Figure 3).
4. Hold the launcher rmly with one
hand; pull back the air pressure
plunger to the desired distance
(Figure 4). Let go of the plunger to
launch the rocket.
Figure 3
Figure 4
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Activity Ideas
• Launch every rocket in class using the same angle and the same
distance of plunger pull. Record the distance each rocket travels.
Graph the class results.
• Create straws of dierent lengths, perhaps making them a half-inch
shorter with each rocket. Launch each rocket and record and graph
the results.
• Launch the same straw with the same plunger pull distance but
at dierent angles. Record the result for each angle and graph it.
Explain about trajectory and have students identify why each rocket
performed as it did.
• To add another math step, you can launch each rocket a specied
number of times and average the results of each rocket.
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