To engage the children, I will read “The Darkest Dark” to them. This book was written by an astronaut and tells the story of a little boy who is afraid of the dark. He is then inspired by the moon landing and conquers his fears and becomes an astronaut. We would discuss what astronauts do. Chris Hadfield has many videos about living in space. The children will explore this further in Aistear through both Small World and dramatic play. Another aspect of these lessons, will be how astronauts get into Space. The children will then design their own rockets, thinking about their shape. We will discuss why they think most rockets are pointed at the top and are long. The children will be encouraged to try various shapes when they are constructing their rockets. We will do this using junk art materials. We will then test our rockets. We will devise a fair test first.