Our Water Rocket Activity Day is an unforgettable, high‑energy STEM experience where students learn the real science behind space travel and rocket engineering — then build, customise and launch their very own water rockets.

This premium, ready‑to-teach session is based on the same principles used by NASA and SpaceX when launching rockets into space. By the end of the day, every student becomes a qualified Junior Rocketeer.

What Students Will Learn

By the end of Activity Day, students can:

• Explain thrust using Newton’s Third Law
• Understand rocket engines, fuel and acceleration
• Explore drag, streamlining and stability
• Test variables (water volume, angle, mass, fins) scientifically
• Predict outcomes and record results
• Build and evaluate their own aerospace designs
• Understand real rocket engineering concepts like gimbaling, boosters and payloads
• Reflect on teamwork, problem solving and resilience

This session teaches physics through doing.

Curriculum Links

Aligned with:

• KS2 Forces: pushes, pulls, friction, resistance, air pressure
• KS2 Working Scientifically: predicting, testing, measuring, evaluating
• KS3 Physics: forces, motion, mass, thrust, stability, pressure
• Engineering and Design: iterative improvement, testing, optimisation
• Maths: measurement, angles, variables
• STEM Careers Education: aerospace, engineering, design, physics

It naturally supports cross-curricular writing, speaking and teamwork outcomes as well.

Benefits for Teachers

• Zero prep — everything is scripted, organised and structured
• Easy delivery — run by staff or by the Water Rokit team
• Highly engaging for all learners
• Real science, made simple
• Clear step-by-step activities
• Ideal for STEM days, Enrichment Weeks, Science Week or end‑of‑term events
• Certificate included for each student