* Click here to sign up to free news and sport email alerts from Garforth Today. Through dedicated rocket-building workshops they tested out a range of gadgets and techniques.
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Chris Hoyle, head of physics, told
Garforth Today: "I would like to think they now understand a bit more about how rocketry works but the key thing is that hopefully it has sparked an interest in the subject and they enjoyed themselves. It's nice to do something just for the sheer fun of it."
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