Junior Infants
Set: Rockets
Engage: pictures and PowerPoint on info
YouTube videos of rockets and launches
Stories: my bots love Aliens in underpants! Link to art.
Working and Exploring: construct rockets using toilet roll, card and crepe paper
Rocket name craft.
Rocket launching: balloon Rocket on string experiment
Egg Rocket- construct in groups a Rocket that when dropped does not crack an egg that will be placed inside.
Constructing and asking questions – show and tell of all rockets – predicting which rockets will / will not crack the egg
Conducting the experiment
Reflecting – why did the eggs crack/not crack. 2 stars and a wish.
Revision- Marvin and Milo cartoon
Use of Alien chemistry experiments and other experiments during Space Week – an experiment a day:
Day 1: Create a lava lamp (messy mixtures)
Day 2: Different Messy Mixtures – predict, investigate, evaluate : oil and water, oil, water and fairy, pepper and water, etc.
Day 3: Skittles experiment – changing the variable of hot and cold water. Predict what will happen, experiment and evaluation- why?
Day 4: Storm in a bottle (foaming and fizzing ) or and volcano eruption
Day 5: building a bridge using paper and tape that when finished will hold an orange – limited amount of paper allowed to use.
Write all experiments in Space copy – record predictions, drawings and evaluations.
Assessment : draw your favourite experiment of the week & through show and tell explain why it was your favourite experiment and what you loved most about it.