Learn what makes a rocket fly by building and launching you own water-powered bottle rocket — a classic STEM activity for school children in India.
Build the rocket body using soda bottle wrapped with construction paper
Cut triangular fins from cardboard and attach around the bottle bottom
Roll construction paper into a cone and tape to the nose of the rocket
Fill the bottle one-third with water as the propellant
Invert on air pump needle, point safely, pump air until rocket launches
| School Board | Topic Covered | Grade |
| NCERT/CBSE | Force and Motion, Air and its Properties | Grade 3–5 |
| Samacheer Kalvi | Force, Motion and Energy | Standard 3–5 |
| Cambridge | Forces and Motion | Stage 3–5 |
| Oxford | Forces, Science Inquiry Skills | Grade 3–5 |