Golfhill Primary School • Golfhill Primary P7’s enter the Airdrie Academy Rocket Competition. • They have entered each year since the event began in 2007.
Golfhill Primary School
• Golfhill Primary P7’s enter the Airdrie Academy Rocket Competition.
• They have entered each year since the event began in 2007.
Test Firing!!
• The children build their own rockets.
• These are then test fired on the school playing field.
• The top five are selected to compete against other schools.
Lift-off!!
• The rockets are fired after a countdown.
• Sometimes the contestants get wet!!
Whole School Event
• Other classes come to watch.
• They cheer on the rockets of friend’s and relatives.
The winning team!!
• The winning team:
• Total distance flown - 308.7 metres
The overall distance winner!
• His rocket travelled 115 metres!!
• It was fired first and remained unbeaten.
• It flew further than rocket entries from 5 local High School’s.