Product Introduction
Connect with this kit! A complete, authentic science experience! This set includes the kit, magazine, manga, and online community, making it a fun science educational resource to enjoy over and over again. Enjoy a safe, authentic indoor rocket experiment! 1. Easy 45-minute assembly. 2. Generate electricity with a hand-crank generator. 3. Produce hydrogen through water electrolysis. 4. Launch the rocket using hydrogen fuel! Rocket Data: Total length: 12cm, Weight: 4.3g, Fuel: Hydrogen, Maximum flight distance: Approximately 7m, Maximum altitude: Approximately 3.5m. Materials required: Water, pencil, cellophane tape, disposable chopsticks, towel.
Safety Warning
Warning: Contains small parts. Do not give to children under 3 years of age to prevent swallowing or choking. Do not launch at people or animals. Do not launch anything other than the rocket provided. Caution: To ensure safe experiments, be sure to read the included instruction manual carefully before use. This product is a research kit. Do not use for any purpose other than its intended purpose. For safety reasons, do not use if the product has been altered. ● Keep out of reach of infants and young children when not in use.
Gakken Science is a "real-world experience kit." It includes an "experiment kit," a "science magazine," and a "secret manga."
Recommended ages: 6 years and up (ages 6 to adults)
This hydrogen-powered rocket assembly kit generates electricity by hand without batteries and launches by exploding hydrogen produced from water. The explosion occurs only inside the launch tube, ensuring safety, so it can be safely launched at home. This authentic experiment, themed around "hydrogen," a next-generation energy source gaining attention for realizing a carbon-free society, will amaze even adults. Assembly time is approximately 45 minutes for children.
Gakken Science magazine offers extensive introductions to hydrogen-powered rocket play and experiments. Related videos are also available online. It features articles to foster thinking and a spirit of inquiry, including an interview with JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata and a manga explaining the workings of rockets supervised by NASA researchers. 76 pages.
This 96-page book includes the entire "Secrets of the SDGs" from Gakken's "Secret Series," a manga that's hugely popular in schools and libraries. Also available is the "Asobunda Laboratory," an online community site where readers and the editorial staff can join together to have fun with science, accessible via smartphone or PC. There are plenty of unique experiences, like asking the editorial staff questions directly about things you're curious about, or participating in workshops from home.