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Beginner's Guide to Rockets

Contains material to show the basic mathematics and physics which govern the design and flight of rockets, and tips on how to build your own model rocket.

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/rocket/bgmr.html

The Principle of the Rocket

Here NASA explain how the principle of centre of mass is applied to produce the motion of rockets.

http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Srocket.htm

A Vertical Empire

A description of British Rockets and rocket aircraft. A History of the British Rocketry Programme 1950-1971.

http://www.spaceuk.org/index.htm

Alka Rockets by Dale Olive

Design a paper rocket propelled by alka seltzer and water to demonstrate Newton's third law of motion in this simple experiment to try at home. Very simple instructions, plus some helpful questions.

http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/AlkaRocket.html

Liftoff! Models Rockets for Schools

Resources, information, and ideas about model rockets for schools

http://www.ph.surrey.ac.uk/liftoff

Rocket

The thrust of a rocket can be modeled from a generalization of Newton's 2nd Law to include a variable mass.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/rocket.html#c1

Lemonade rocket

Make a rocket using only a bottle of fizzy drink and some mints.

http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/kitchenscience/exp/lemonade-volcano/

How Rocket Engines Work

A brief description of how Rocket Engines harness enough energy simply to get a spaceship off the ground. Ppart of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com.