Activity Set: Rockets.
I will show the children an image of a rocket on the IWB.
Video: How does a rocket fly? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g0FehS0H1E
Or
How do Rockets work? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMDCZWTSZvc
Demonstrate by using a balloon- blow up the balloon and explain that when you let it go the air is going to push the balloon forward. – thrust in action. In the case of a rocket, the rockets get their thrust from fuel, not air.
Hands- on activity:
Make Straw Rockets with the children.
Straw Rockets are also mess-free, easy to make and can be themed in lots of different ways.
The children can decorate their rocket cut out.
The paper cutout of a rocket is attached to a shorter, wider straw than the one the child blows down. The wider straw is sealed at the top, so when air from the main straw hits it, the rocket flies!