School of Rocketry

We had a great time at Canyon View Elementary School last week, teaching the 2nd - 5th graders about Newton's laws of motion and seeing them in action with The Mighty Seltzer Rocket! These ingenious plastic test tube rockets are designed and built by Tucson's own CSC Toys, and they operate on water and Alka Seltzer tablets. Just add a bit of water, place a tablet on the holder, cap the tube, and invert the rocket on the ground to start the reaction. In a few seconds, the tube overpresurize …