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Rocket launch sequence. This is a Soyuz rocket launching from French Guiana in 2015.
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Make a balloon rocket

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A real rocket and a home made ballon rocket work in the same way. The air is pushed away in one direction (the action), and because of this, the balloon is pushed away in the opposite direction (the reaction). Build your own ballon rocket and investigate how it works.

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Keywords: Physics, Rockets

Material:

• Balloon
• Paper clip
• Straw
• String
• Tape
• Scissors