Activity set: Rockets
Trigger – initial discussion on rockets, posing question, what they know about rockets, what do we sue rockets for, where would they go?
Storybook – Aliens in Underpants save the world; The way back home and How to catch a star by Oliver Jeffers
Video – Sci show How do Rockets fly? I use these particular set of videos for lots of science triggers/ activities – they are short, kid friendly pitched at the right level and very informative.
Activity – make some rockets. I think a variety of rockets would be great.
Mouse Rocket – Initially I would start with the mouse rocket. These are hew to me and look like so much fun. I think the idea of testing with lots of different sized bottles and then comparing the height/ distance of rocket launch would be brilliant.
Coin rocket and balloon rockets again allow for so much prediction and discussion.
Finally using a Alka Seltzer Rocket – thus showing a different form of energy for rocket propulsion.
In all the rocket activities ( or any science activity) I think using language like prediction (hypothesis) testing and results are important.
