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Rockets: #3 3-2-1 Pop!
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Rockets: #3 3-2-1 Pop!

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Grade Level: K-4, 5-8

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Short Description: This activity demonstates how rocket lift off is an application of Newton's Laws of Motion. Students will construct a rocket powered by the pressure generated by an effervescing antacid tablet reacting with water.

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