pitsco Mini Rocket Launcher User manual

Mini
Rocket Launcher
60060 V1012

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Cautionary and Warning Statement
• This kit is designed and intended for educational purposes only.
• Use only under the direct supervision of an adult who has read and
understood the instructions provided in this user guide.
• Read warnings on packaging and in manual carefully.
Materials Included
• Assembled launcher
• Launch Angle Tool
Items Required (not included)
• Built straw rocket made with Precision Straws (product numbers
35782 and 35778-81)
• Safety glasses
Operating the Launcher
Caution: Be sure anyone near the launcher while it is in use is wearing
eye protection. Do not aim the launcher at anyone.
1. Place the launcher on a solid, at surface such as the oor or a table.
If you wish to measure launch angles, place the Launch Angle Tool
over the launch tube at the base (Figure 1).
Figure 1

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2. Adjust the angle of the launch tube as desired (Figure 2).
3. Place a straw rocket onto the
launch tube (Figure 3).
4. Hold the launcher rmly with one
hand; pull back the air pressure
plunger to the desired distance
(Figure 4). Let go of the plunger to
launch the rocket.
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4

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Activity Ideas
• Launch every rocket in class using the same angle and the same
distance of plunger pull. Record the distance each rocket travels.
Graph the class results.
• Create straws of dierent lengths, perhaps making them a half-inch
shorter with each rocket. Launch each rocket and record and graph
the results.
• Launch the same straw with the same plunger pull distance but
at dierent angles. Record the result for each angle and graph it.
Explain about trajectory and have students identify why each rocket
performed as it did.
• To add another math step, you can launch each rocket a specied
number of times and average the results of each rocket.