Activity – Rockets
Introduction – The children will create a mind map about rockets. Using these key questions to stimulate them. What do they look like? Where do they go? Have you ever seen a rocket? Who travels in a rocket? The story ‘Roaring Rockets’ by Tony Mitton will then be read to the children.
Development – The children will look at the cartoon images of Marvin and Milo and the Balloon Rocket and the clip of The Rocket mice. We will then create our own rockets by following the rocket mice instructions. We will discover if the size of the bottle makes any difference to the distance the mice travels. How can we make the rockets travel higher or faster?
Conclusion – The children will watch a real rocket space launch and discuss any questions they may have. Follow up lessons would be to create the balloon rocket that Marviin and Milo made also creating a rocket using paper and straws.