Flying rockets is super fun. My kids and I have a blast launching them into the sky and chasing them down. We love the idea of putting in a stronger engine each time and seeing how high we can...
Category: STEM
The other week I was building a rocket with my kids and my boys started talking about how they wanted to make a BIG rocket (you know the way kids dream out loud). And it got me thinking, what’s the...
It’s summertime and I’m looking for places to go and things to do with my kiddos. The other day we went to a maker camp at my local library (FYI: if you’re looking for activities for the kids,...
So you're out flying rockets, and you bought one of those gun-looking trackers (or maybe you made one like this one from NASA or the one from Mike Westerfield's Make: Rockets) and you want to find...
Last week my son asked me how high a rocket can fly. As I went on my deep dive and explored just how high low-powered rockets can go, I started to ask myself another question. How can I make my own...
How High Can a Model Rocket Fly (Plus 3 High Flying Rockets)
I’m sitting at the kitchen table building rockets with my two little boys, and my oldest asks how high his rocket is going to go (and more importantly, will it go higher than his little...