Space Week - Launching the Rocket Templates

This resource in used in conjuction with the ‘Space Week 2024’ ppt slide 15.

Contains the template to cut out the rocket fins, results table and angle measurer.

Rocket fins - print on A4 card (ideally, can also use paper). Cut along the two black vertical lines in the middle, then the black diagonal line in the middle of each square. This should leave you with two triangles.

1. On each triangle are 3 red lines. Students need to fold along the dotted red line, and then stick the fin to the rocket with tape along the solid red line. This gives you two fins.

2. If you only want one fin, then cut along the solid red line in the middle of the triangle.

3. Each square produces 4 fins and is roughly 10cmx10cm. These fins can then be angled as mentioned on the slide.

Ext: Students can experiment with different sized triangle fins along with the angles for a more in depth experiment.

Results table - attached on an A4 word document with two to a page. The results table has result boxes from 10 - 90 degrees, and distance in meters. 3 columns with a mean distance column are included so that the launch can be repeated 3 times.

Rocket Launcher Angle Measurer - protractor from 0 to 90 degrees printed on A3 paper (ideally) so that students can angle the launcher against the guide and achieve the correct launch angle.