Have you ever thought about blasting off into space? What is a rocket and what makes it go? Mr. P is joined by a space engineer, "Rocket" Rob Webb. In this episode, Mr. P and "Rocket" Rob will help you understand more about rockets and the force needed to launch it into space to overcome gravity.
In the experiments, Mr P uses a stomp rocket, a pill bottle rocket to illustrate different forces that can launch the rocket into the air. on location, Mr. P and "Rocket" Rob (and of course Claude) take you to a park with a compression rocket to demonstrate some awesome launches.
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