Materials Assembled by Helen Kourous Harrigan helen.harrigan@gmail.

com
Thanks and credits: Bill Henderson, Jayne Roth, Barry Jolliff, Dave Zech, and other external links and
resources listed below.

BLW Sessions – References and Materials – External

Also see: Noodle Rockets B.pdf
Flights of Fancy – 5 related PDFs
sodastrawrocket.pdf
Foldable Flight: The Best paper airplane templates.pdf

Things that Fly

1. Paper Airplane tutorials

The “Foldable Flight Guy”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOaYSCm4YcY

“The Paper Airplane Guy” The Nakamura Lock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjczuYEL_qQ

World record paper airplanes – Follow these guys http://mentalfloss.com/article/54488/perfect-paper-airplane

2. Solar balloons
* Giant expensive ($30) one Tedco Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/TEDCO-Tedcotoys-Activity-50-foot-Balloon/dp/B00LW7WGRK/
ref=sr_1_1?rps=1&ie=UTF8&qid=1548091400&sr=8-
1&keywords=solar+balloon&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011

* Cheaper “Delta Education” balloons

https://store.schoolspecialty.com/OA_HTML/ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?minisite=10206&item=2645

3. Drones
* High quality read-to-fly photography drones
DJI Spark, DJI Mavic Pro
* Cheap “Racing drones” you can attach a small camera to
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 Soda‐Straw Rocket Template 


1. Carefully cut out the rectangle. This will be the body tube of the rocket. Wrap the
rectangle around a pencil length-wise and tape the rectangle so that it forms a tube.
Activity
Time:

2. Carefully cut out the two fin units. Align the rectangle that extends between the two fins
20
Minutes
 with the end of your body tube and tape it to the body tube. Nothing should stick out past the
body tube! Do the same thing for the other fin unit, but tape it on the other side of the pencil,
so you have a “fin sandwich.”



Materials
Needed:

3. Bend the one fin on each fin unit 90 degrees so that each fin is at a right angle to its
Soda‐Straw
Template
 neighbor. When you look along the back of the rocket, the fins should form a “+” mark.

Sharpened
Pencil
 4. Using the sharpened end of your pencil, twist the top of the body tube into a nose cone.
Measure your nose cone from its base to its tip and record the length on your Data Log and on
Scissors
 the rocket itself

Tape
 (For the Data Log, create a chart on a piece of paper with columns labeled “Rocket Length”
and “Distance Traveled.” For every attempt, fill in the log).
Soda‐Straw

5. Remove the pencil and replace it with a soda straw. Blow into the straw to launch your
rocket! Record the distance it travels on your Data Log.



Activity description courtesy:    John Callas, NASA/JPL 
 Soda-Straw Rocket Data Log
Distance Traveled (in cm)

Length of Trial Trial Trial Trial Trial Notes

Nose Cone #1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Control
Distance Traveled (cm) Soda-Straw Rocket Data Analysis

Nose Cone Length (cm)

 Noodle Rockets
Re-engineered by: Barry Jolliff & Dave Zech, 2007
bjolli@sssnet.com 330-465-2297
760 E Huon Road, Wooster, OH 44691
www.teamplayllc.com
Items needed:
¼ of pool noodle (approximately 15” - 16" long)
3 cardboard fins
1 rubber band (¼" X 8")
1 wooden stick (¼" x ¼” x 2") slightly pointed
Wood or white Glue
Markers

Fins:
Cut cardboard into 5" X 2" pieces, and then cut pieces in half through the diagonal. Each piece gives
you two fins after cutting the diagonal.

Rubber Bands:
Purchase the ¼" X 8" rubber bands. The 1/8" X 8" rubber bands do not last very long.

Assembly:
1. Slightly round the end of one end of the noodle to act as a nose of the rocket. You can do this with a
pocket knife, steak knife, bread knife or belt sander.
2. Cut three X 5" equally spaced slits into noodle sidewall at one end where fins will be attached. Cut
the slits about ½" into the sidewalls, not completely through the noodle to the center hole.
3. Put one fin into each slit to see that they fit. Then remove fins.
4. Squeeze a bit of glue into each of the slits then put fins back into the slits.
5. Lay one side of the rubber band over the hole if the 'nose' of the rocket. Push the rubber band into
the hole about 4" or so, using a pencil or marker, etc.
6. Then about 3" from the end of the rocket push the wooden stick through: 1. the outside wall, 2.
through the loop of the rubber band 3. and then through the other side wall of the rocket. This holds
the rubber band in the rocket body. (Optional) You may then remove the wooden stick, put glue on
the stick and in the new hole and then replace the stick. Be sure to pull on the rubber band to see if
you actually put the wood through the loop made by the rubber band. If the rubber band pulls out, try
#5 and #6 again until you catch the loop with your wooden stick.
7. Use markers to decorate the fins and put your name on your project. Permanent markers will dry
pretty quickly on the rocket bodies. Water color markers usually fry after 24 hours.
8. Let glue dry for 15 minutes or more before flying your Noodle Rocket.
9. CAUTION: Trees and building roofs EAT misguided rockets. Do not fly rockets towards people or
pets.

Rubber bands are available at: $10.00 per pound (Approx 85) or $.20 each (plus shipping)
Full kits are: $1.20 per rocket