Why Water Rokit is the best water rocket
Why is Water Rokit the best water rocket? Let’s ask a real-life rocket scientist! Back in 2022, I was lucky enough to meet Dr Simon Foster, a real-life Rocket Scientist! Simon is a Space Scientist and Public Engagement and Outreach specialist based in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and the Department of Physics at Imperial […]
Charlotte’s Water Rokit Road Trip – 2024
Summer arrived, after a long wait, and with it brought my annual road trip for Water Rokit. So I packed up my Water Rokits, recycled carbonated bottles, and set off. Looking forward, as always, to countless exhilarating Rokit launches, both children and adults engaging with gasps, laughter, and as ever, a real sense of wonderment […]
Water Rokit: A Family Business in the UK engaging kids of all ages for 40 years!
Water Rokit: A Family Business in the UK engaging kids of all ages for 40 years! Keep Looking UP! The Water Rokit was invented in 1983 by Roger Wilkins and his friend and partner Max Jackson. They spent a while perfecting the product to be the brilliantly engineered water rocket it is today. It is […]
Embrace the Summer Holidays with Water Rokit!
Embrace the Summer Holidays with Water Rokit! The Summer Holidays are always a good excuse to get outdoors and have lots of fun! Have you launched a Water Rokit yet this Summer? This year’s Summer Newsletter is full of lots of interesting information and things that have been keeping us very busy over the last […]
A Day in the Life of a Water Rokit Activity Day
A Day in the Life of a Water Rokit Activity Day Last month, Water Rokit’s Head of Education, Charlotte Harverson, ran another exciting and awe-inspiring Water Rokit Activity Day at Barrs Court Primary School, Bristol – winners of a Wastebuster competition. In this blog, you’ll be able to learn about what’s involved in the Activity […]
The Water Rocket Challenge at the National Physics Laboratory
The Water Rocket Challenge at the National Physics Laboratory The National Physics Laboratory Outreach Team has been running Water Rocket challenges for 24 years now! Excitingly, I headed down to Teddington on 21st June to meet up with STEM the Violence, who were entering their first ever team into the evening event. Background The NPL […]
Get your Team Building Event to Take Off with Water Rokit!
Get your Team Building Event to Take Off with Water Rokit! When it comes to team building, there are many types of events to choose from but a brilliantly engaging and educational one (that’s also the best fun) is a Water Rokit activity day. These simple rockets – powered by water and compressed air – […]
Water Rokit Puts Plastic Out of Their Space
Water Rokit Puts Plastic Out of Their Space! Water Rokit is the original, precision-engineered water rocket from the 1980s. Back then we thought little about the amount of plastic that was slowly being produced and discarded around planet Earth. Now, the plastic waste issue has become too big to ignore so Water Rokit is proud […]