Junior Rocket Workshop Promises to Give Kids a Real 'Bang'

Ever want to fly high in the sky? The Far Hills Country Day School (FHCDS) will give you and your child a chance to see what flight's like by building and launching a rocket.

They will be hosting a Junior Rocket Science Workshop for girls and boys from kindergarten to 8th grade, on Saturday, Jan. 11 at the FHCDS Athletic Center, located at 697 Mine Brook Road/Route 202 in Far Hills.

The workshop takes place from 10 a.m. to 12 noon for children from kindergarten to 2nd grade and their parents. An afternoon workshop, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. will be held for students in grades 3 through 8.

This fun and engaging event will include a day of rocketry that features building and launching stomp and pneumatic rockets. Junior scientists will learn to measure and record data like a NASA scientist, make rockets from foam, test their rocket in a wind tunnel, and take part in a rocket car race. The day will end with a "bang" with the launch of a solid fuel rocket with parachute recovery system.

The rocketry workshop is free and open to the public. Prior registration, though, is mandatory, and a $10 per child donation is requested to benefit the Morristown Community Soup Kitchen.