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EXPLAINING THE SCIENCE OF WATER ROCKETS (see also ______________)

This section will explain how each of Sir Isaac Newton's 3 famous Laws of Motion apply to water rockets.

This page will also relate two ways to calculate height. One way will involve angles and triangles (trigonometry) which can be used for either a rocket or a water balloon launched from a rocket. The other way will relies on the amount of time a water balloon stays in the air to figure out how high it went. We can also use hang time to calculate how fast the water balloon is going when it hits the ground. This other way relies on the rate at which the Earth's gravity accelerates objects toward it.

To learn how to hurl water balloons out of site, click here

To see the links to the best water rocket web sites I've found--including slow-motion launches, aerial photography and multi-stage rockets click here.

To read about the history of water rockets and how this design evolved, under construction

For a frank discussion of the safety issues involved with water rockets, click here

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