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Pupils launch rockets

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Vicky Angear

Published: 10:00 AM September 29, 2012
Updated: 8:52 PM October 27, 2020

EXCITED pupils from Backwell launched their own rockets after making and designing the space crafts in their science lessons.

Year six pupils from Fairfield School designed their own rockets before using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar to see whose craft travelled the furthest.

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