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Experiments · Rocket Club
Try this at home (with a grown-up).
Real experiments from our Saturday club, written so you can do them at the kitchen table. Most need things you already have.
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SpaceAges 7+20 min
Launch a film-pot rocket in the backyard
A fizzy tablet, a splash of water, lid on, step back. Our most-asked experiment, and the bits that go wrong.
30 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
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FlightAges 5+10 min
Make a paper helicopter that really spins
One strip of paper, two folds and a paperclip. Then race them down the stairs.
23 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
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ForcesAges 8+45 min
Build a marble run that loops the loop
Pipe lagging, tape and a marble. How fast does it need to go to stay on at the top?
16 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
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SpaceAges 6+30 min
Watch the moon change in a shoebox
A flashlight, a ping-pong ball and a hole in a box: see the moon wax and wane on your desk.
9 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
New one every Friday, tested by the club the Saturday before.
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