Step 1:
Cut a strip of paper 4cm (1.5") wide and 28cm ("11) long.
Step 2:
Wrap the paper strip around the pencil to make a paper tube.
Step 3:
Tape the tube at the top, middle, and bottom to keep its shape, then pull out the pencil.
Step 4:
Trim both ends of the paper tube to make them even.
Step 5:
Fold down one end of the paper tube, and tape it to the tube body.
Step 6:
Insert the straw into the open end of the paper tube.
Step 7:
Test-launch your paper rocket by blowing through the straw. What do you notice?
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The Paper Rocket
You Will Need
Continue Your Explorations
1 Sheet of Letter-Size Paper
(8½" x 11")
1 Pencil
1 Ruler
1 Drinking Straw
(thinner than
the pencil)
1 Pair of
Scissors
1 Roll of
Transparent Tape
Directions
pencil
paper
tape
tape
tape
tape
blow
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