The PROP-ROCKET comes in 5 fantastic colours: RED, GREEN, BLUE, YELLOW AND PURPLE

PROP-ROCKET

This is a FUN toy that launches up to a few feet into the air

Requires NO BATTERIES

Safe for children ages 5 and up because of the absence of any exposed sharp edges and the soft material its casing is made out of

 

 

This interactive toy teaches the child the basic concept of ELASTIC POTENTIAL ENERGY. The PROP-ROCKET is propelled by an elastic rubber band that is placed inside the rocket for safety purposes. The child will learn that by turning the rotor blades, he/she will be winding up the rubber band, causing elastic potential energy to be stored up in the rubber band. Once the child releases the PROP-ROCKET, there is a sudden burst of energy and the rubber band unwinds at great speeds, causing the rotor blades to spin, and thus launching the PROP-ROCKET high into the air.

 

Other features:

- Engages the child's sense of sound as the PROP-ROCKET WHISTLES as it propels into the air

- The PROP-ROCKET comes with numerous rubber bands of varying elasticity. Rubber bands can be easily changed so that the child can learn how the motion of the rocket depends on the elasticity of the rubber band that is being used to propel the toy.

- PROP-ROCKET is DURABLE and WATER-RESISTANT. Beacause of the soft and light foamy material that the PROP-ROCKET is made up of, it is able to withstand numerous drops and is guarunteed not to break.

Children are always fascinated by toys with a range of motion, the fact that PROP-ROCKET flies will amaze them even more and will definitely provide them lots of entertainment. Children can also hold 'races' in the air with each other by competing to see whose rocket stays in the air for the longest period of time.

 

 

Instructions:

1. Turn the rotor blades to wind up the toy, and stop when the toy cannot be wound up any further

2. Hold the toy over your head, with one hand holding the body of the rocket lightly, and use the other hand to prevent the rotor blades from spinning

3. To launch the toy, give it a slight lift into the air and let both hands go simultaneuously

---- To change the rubberband ----

a. Make sure that the rubberband is unwound

b. Remove the rotor blades from the toy, and unhook the rubber band from the bottom

c. Remove the top lid

d. Unhook the old rubber band from the hook under the lid and hook the new rubber band

e. Replace the lid onto the rocket and pull the rubber band through the bottom opening of the rocket.

f. Hook the rubber band to the bottom

 

IMPORTANT: This toy is not suitable for children under the age of 5 because they may not understand how to work it and may not have the strength to wind the toy up or hold the rotor blades in place when the toy is wound up

Construction Costs:

The materials used for this toy: rubber bands, foam, metal rod (2mm in diameter), plastic hooks and a plastic spindle. All these materials are easy to come by and relatively cheap.

 

Done By:

Juliana Shanmei Lim

Spring 03