Jul 5, 2017
STOMP rockets at Capitola Branch Library! Summer fun abounds - even into space!!
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STOMP rockets at Capitola Branch Library! Summer fun abounds - even into space!!
We had some outdoor fun at Capitola branch with an amazing display of physics using stomp rockets in our craft time!!
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSS6ybomPLk)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA! Makerspace celebrated the first week of July glamouring the sky with red, white, and blue projectiles!
Guests were invited to paper craft their own rockets and use our patriotic launchers to send their rockets in flight. After countdown, surprise firework sound effects littered the air from an electronic pressure sensor connected to an arduino under the bottle launcher! Crackle, Crackle, POP! Visitors were astounded as they watched their stomp rockets fly, float, or flutter in the sky!
Some guests iterated and reiterated their rocket designs based off their launch. Visitors would re-engineer the rocket cone tips, tape up holes, lighten the load with less decorations, or snip off long streamers creating too much drag on launch!
An unexpected event also happened when some kids took their Patriotic Projectile to the Hands On workshop and animated it on as an automata! Super creative!
If you want instructions on how to make your own PVC launchers and paper rockets check it out here.
3, 2, 1 ... BLAST OFF!
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i just cut out about 150 nose cones from 2" foam insulation board on my lunch break today. there are only 200 people max at camp, so i'm hoping that the box i have filled will be plenty. now i just need to collect a few 2 liter bottles and then it's on to the fun part: testing!
tonight, i'll be in the shop with the router set up. i think i have everything cut to length and all the miter cuts done, so now i need to cut some recesses for my hinges and drill some holes for the bolts that will hold everything together. then i can assemble, tweak and test! good thing too, i'm getting behind on my decoration planning and execution. time to wrap some things up and drop them off at the shed.