After the bottle rockets are launched, each participating student can enter for a chance to win a trip to Space Camp at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. For more info ...

Make a hole through the length of the cork ... Oh, and an apple may have fallen on his head. The water bottle rocket demonstrates two of his laws. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

The problem with a lot of these water bottle rocket projects is that they leak where the bottle meets the launcher. In most cases this is a good thing as it’s almost impossible to build up ...

The bottle rocket challenge ... Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock: If you want to make your rocket more aero-dynamic pop a cone on top and maybe a couple of fins at the side. This will make it more stable ...