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Today we made rockets out of mailing tubes. I had two mailing tubes in the recycling.You can make rockets, shuttles,etc. following the same basic plan using smaller tubes like paper towel tubes or empty toilet paper rolls. It took about 10-15 minutes.
We cut tail fins from old boxes. Use the first one as a template for the others so they are all identical (especially important if you want your rocket to stand.) Triangles are the easiest shape to cut out.
Cut slits in the tube with a box cutter to the length of the end of your tail fin.
I followed Martha Stewart's instructions exactly to make the nose cone - measuring the cylinder and making a compass out of a pencil and string... Turns out you get a half circle almost exactly the same size as half a 9" paper plate. Save yourself the time and use a paper plate trimmed and cut in half for the nose cone!
Super Easy Rocket from Recycled Materials
Today we made rockets out of mailing tubes. I had two mailing tubes in the recycling.You can make rockets, shuttles,etc. following the same basic plan using smaller tubes like paper towel tubes or empty toilet paper rolls. It took about 10-15 minutes.
We cut tail fins from old boxes. Use the first one as a template for the others so they are all identical (especially important if you want your rocket to stand.) Triangles are the easiest shape to cut out.
Cut slits in the tube with a box cutter to the length of the end of your tail fin.
I followed Martha Stewart's instructions exactly to make the nose cone - measuring the cylinder and making a compass out of a pencil and string... Turns out you get a half circle almost exactly the same size as half a 9" paper plate. Save yourself the time and use a paper plate trimmed and cut in half for the nose cone!
When the glue was dry I spray painted the whole thing white. I decorated it very simply using duct tape for stripes when the paint was dry. Danielle was a little more creative with hers.
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