athomeontheprairie
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Hello! I've learned so much from reading through and searching these forums. I still have questions...
My two oldest (11 and 9) are interested in rocketry. They've put together several Estes level 1 rockets. They've gotten better each time, but are still having difficulty making the seams between the fins and tubes disappear completely. Tips?
We've read on here about papering the fins to make them stronger, and while this may be a really good idea, it is not something recommended by the one person we (sorta) know irl. Are there other good methods for strengthening those fins?
My oldest would like to attempt a level 2 rocket-but as she's done several level 1's, we've noticed there is a wide range of skill needed within that level (hoping that sentence makes sense!) What are some good "advanced" level 1's or "easier" level 2's that you would recommend.
Everything she's used, we've picked up at hobby lobby. Is there another place we should be looking at?
As part of my girl's interest in rockets, I've been asked to teach a class (6 weeks, one hour each week, additional adults to assist) to a group of 12 (ages 5-13). FTR, I'm a complete Novice, so everything I'm going to teach I first need to learn (or build in some cases). We are going to build paper rockets (1 week), water rockets (1 week), Estes Vikings (3 weeks: 2 to build, 1 to launch) In addition to building I want to cover the history of rockets, safety code, parts of the rocket and launch. Any suggestions for filling that sixth week (or maybe I'll need more time to complete one of the other projects? Or less?) ANY help/ideas/advice you can offer would be great!
Lastly, the viking has numerous fin configurations. Why? How do the various configurations effect the rocket?
I'm sure I have other questions, but that's all for now
TIA
My two oldest (11 and 9) are interested in rocketry. They've put together several Estes level 1 rockets. They've gotten better each time, but are still having difficulty making the seams between the fins and tubes disappear completely. Tips?
We've read on here about papering the fins to make them stronger, and while this may be a really good idea, it is not something recommended by the one person we (sorta) know irl. Are there other good methods for strengthening those fins?
My oldest would like to attempt a level 2 rocket-but as she's done several level 1's, we've noticed there is a wide range of skill needed within that level (hoping that sentence makes sense!) What are some good "advanced" level 1's or "easier" level 2's that you would recommend.
Everything she's used, we've picked up at hobby lobby. Is there another place we should be looking at?
As part of my girl's interest in rockets, I've been asked to teach a class (6 weeks, one hour each week, additional adults to assist) to a group of 12 (ages 5-13). FTR, I'm a complete Novice, so everything I'm going to teach I first need to learn (or build in some cases). We are going to build paper rockets (1 week), water rockets (1 week), Estes Vikings (3 weeks: 2 to build, 1 to launch) In addition to building I want to cover the history of rockets, safety code, parts of the rocket and launch. Any suggestions for filling that sixth week (or maybe I'll need more time to complete one of the other projects? Or less?) ANY help/ideas/advice you can offer would be great!
Lastly, the viking has numerous fin configurations. Why? How do the various configurations effect the rocket?
I'm sure I have other questions, but that's all for now
TIA