Space buggy (ESERO activity):
The children get an opportunity to create their own space buggy.
I would begin the lesson by reading the story ‘The way back home’ by Oliver Jeffers. At the end of the story, I would pose a problem-solving question to the children – “Could you build a space buggy for the Martian to travel around on when he gets back to Mars?”.
Following from this question, I would allow the children to discuss in pairs what they could use to create their own space buggy. We would have a class discussion on what materials may work or not work. The children could then draw the design for their space buggy and create a small playdough model of it.
Then, the pupils would have the opportunity to create their space buggy using the materials they want. Each group could present their space buggies at the end and explain how they created it and why they used certain materials.