I will focus on rocket science for this assignment as I think it is a great topic that provides so much fun and engaging lessons for children.
I would begin with the story “aliens love underpants”. I would start a discussion with the children about aliens, where they live, how to get there? Etc.
We would look more closely at rockets. The video provided in this module with a rocket taking off is the perfect starting point for talking about rockets. We would talk about astronauts and what they wear etc. In first class, the over the moon English programme has a chapter about space and astronauts so this would link in nicely as well.
I have a rocket experiment that I have used in summer camps over the years. A plastic bottle connects to a foot pump. You press the foot pump afew times and the bottle/ rocket shoots up into the air. The children would make and design a small alien to attach to the rocket to send into space!
They can also design and make a nest for an egg. We can attach the nest to the rocket, with the egg inside the nest, and see if the egg will not get broken when it falls back down with the rocket.
To finish this lesson I would show the children how to make paper aeroplanes. They would experiment with different sized pieces of paper, different sized wings etc. and see which aeroplanes will fly the furthest.