Building your own model rocket can be as simple or as difficult as you want it to be. You can build your own rocket fairly easily using a few basic supplies from your house or build a more sophisticated rocket by putting together a model rocket ship from a hobby store. Buying a kit from a hobby store can cost a lot more money, but your rocket will also travel a lot higher and go way faster.
You can build your own model rocket using a bottle with a balloon and seltzer tablets or power your bottle rocket using water. For more information on how to build model bottle rockets visit www.lnhs.org/hayhurst/rockets/ or http://education.lanl.gov/RESOURCES/Science_at_home/SAH.rocket.html.
Whatever rocket you decide to build, always test them outside! A rocket fired into a light fixture or ceiling fan almost always causes problems with the 'rents.
For more information or help making a model rocket, please send email to: Michael Grey