8th Annual 2-Liter Bottle Rocket Contest

Date: Monday, May 13, 2013

Time: 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Contact:
Tim Dean (tim.dean@nscc.edu)

The Cookeville Campus of Nashville State Community College will be sponsoring a 2-Liter Bottle Rocket Contest for area high school students.  High school students will build inexpensive water rockets using 2-Liter plastic bottles.  Students will attach fins, parachutes, and other items to the bottles to increase flight stability and aid in rocket recovery.  The only fuel permitted in the rockets is water and compressed air.

Download the rules here.  (PDF file)

Registration form (PDF file)

Try these websites for tips.

http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/BottleRocket/about.htm
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/space/teachers/rockets/act11.html
http://www.tclauset.org/21_BtlRockets/BTL.html (this site contains videos on rocket construction)
http://www.lnhs.org/hayhurst/rockets/
http://www.et.byu.edu/~wheeler/benchtop/