Rocket Physics: The Making of the Rocket

Materials:
- 2 2L plastic soda bottles
- cardboard
- 8.5x11 white printer paper
- graph paper
- clear packaging tape
- gorilla glue
- heated exacto-knife
- Black car bumper spray coating
- White spray paint
- Packaging foam

Step 1) Design fins to fin the bottle using measurements and graph paper
- dimensions of the fin: outer side: 1.25 in
bottom side: 4.25 in
long side: 4.5 in

Step 2) cut out the fins from the card board

Step 3) Cut on of the bottles and fit them together

Step 4) I marked on the bottle where the bottom of the fins will line up

Step 5) I made sure to measure the circumference of the bottle by taking a piece of graph paper, marking it in four equal sections. After that, I wrapped it around the bottle and then made marks on the bottle where each of the fins were to be placed.
Step 6) I then attached the fins using gorilla glue and clear packaging tape.

Step 7) Roll printer paper to make nose cone, stuff with foam scraps.

Step 8) Create padding in the top section of the rocket with packaging foam

Step 9) Attach paper cone to the top half of the rocket with tape.

Step 10) Attach the to halfs of the rocket together using strips of packaging tape

Step 11) Cut out a stencil to use in painting the design of the rocket