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? Science with Sarah: Soda bottle rockets! ??

March 29, 2023
Sarah Spivey, Ben Spicer, David Sears

? Watch the video of Sarah’s school science experiment here!

Hello parents, teachers and students! If you’re looking for fun way to explore literal rocket science, this experiment is for you!

Be sure to check out GMSA@9 on Wednesdays when Meteorologist Sarah Spivey does the demonstrations and explains the science behind it.

Science with Sarah: Invite KSAT to your school for live science experiments. (KSAT)

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Materials for a soda bottle rocket (Copyright KSAT 2023 – All rights reserved)

A 16 oz plastic soda or water bottle
3 pencils
Gaffer’s or duct tape
Kleenex
Vinegar
Baking soda
A wine cork

DO THE EXPERIMENT

STEP 1: Tape the 3 pencils evenly around the bottle. These will act as a stand for your rocket. It should look like this ?

This is what your rocket should look like with the pencils attached (Copyright KSAT 2023 – All rights reserved)

STEP 2: Put about 2 inches of vinegar into the bottle
STEP 3: Make a small parcel of baking soda with a piece of Kleenex
STEP 4: Quickly pop the small parcel of baking soda into the bottle, cork it, and place it on the ground
STEP 5: Step back and watch the rocket take off!

SCIENCE WITH SARAH

If you’d like Sarah and David to come to your school and conduct a science experiment live on KSAT, email sciencewithsarah@ksat.com.

Parents and guardians: upload a video of your child performing the activity by clicking here. Send it in and you might see it on GMSA @ 9 a.m.!