We’re proud of practical uses of the materials we sell on Pacakgingsupplies.com. But it’s always great to see people giving the kinds of supplies we inventory a second life and a whole new spin. That’s just what happened at Collingswood Middle School in New Jersey when a science teacher, Hans Berg, had his students built rockets out of already-used mailing tubes.
The students took some used mailing tubes, topped them with paper cone drinking cups, added some fins made from balsa wood, and then used index cards to attach the rockets to their launchers.
Down at the schools football field, Mr. Berg and his students braved strong winds and the few droplets of rain and sent more than a dozen rockets airborne. The highest-soaring rocket reached an altitude of 400 feet before a handmade parachute, made from a used plastic bag, released and aided the rocket’s return back to Earth.
Fun and educational. Not bad for simple mailing tubes.