Rockets have blasted into space for many years. They launch people and spacecraft. But not all rockets are used for space exploration. Pop rockets are small rockets that people can make at home for fun! Learn how to make your own pop rocket by using only a few basic materials, such as a plastic canister, an antacid tablet, and water. Watch as your pop rocket gets ready for blast off!

Starting out with how to construct a reusable launch pad, this title helps you to track your rockets' performance. It even includes instructions on how to build a clinometer to measure their altitudes and trajectories.

DIVAt-home science provides an environment for freedom, creativity and invention that is not always possible in a school setting. In your own kitchen, it’s simple, inexpensive, and fun to whip up a number of amazing science experiments using everyday ingredients./divDIV /divDIVScience can be as easy as baking. Hands-On Family: Kitchen Science Lab for Kids offers 52 fun science activities for families to do together. The experiments can be used as individual projects, for parties, or as educational activities groups./divDIV /divKitchen Science Lab for Kids will tempt families to cook up some physics, chemistry and biology in their own kitchens and back yards. Many of the experiments are safe enough for toddlers and exciting enough for older kids, so families can discover the joy of science together.

Easy PVC Rockets is a book on how to make your own model rocket engines at home with easy techniques and readily available materials. Using only stump remover, powdered sugar, kitty litter, and some PVC pipe you can create a whole array of rocket engine designs ranging from small bottle rockets to large F class engines. Also in the book are homemade methods to creating your own model rockets, launch stands, and electrical ignition systems also from readily available materials.

For all being interested in astronautics, this translation of Hermann Oberth’s classic work is a truly historic event. Readers will be impressed with this extraordinary pioneer and his incredible achievement. In a relatively short work of 1923, Hermann Oberth laid down the mathematical laws governing rocketry and spaceflight, and he offered practical design considerations based on those laws.

Have you ever wondered, why things get so complicated? Are you tired of how even the simplest of tasks often become a huge undertaking? Well wonder no more.Rocket Science Made Easy is all about "Bringing Simple Back." Rodney's laid-back, humorous outlook on life gives us new hope to get rid of the complicated and simplify our lives.The short stories and quick reads allow us to take a step back and look with new eyes on how we can get back to the basics.Rodney is a great speaker and has a way of communicating to get the point across in a fun and heartfelt approach.We hope this book will leave you laughing, crying or scratching your head. But most of all, we hope you'll say, "It's Not Rocket Science... It's Rocket Science Made Easy."

Follows an astronaut and his dog as they travel through Rocket Town looking for the perfect rocket.