Lesson on Rockets:
To begin and to grasp the children’s attention I would show them this video:
I would then put a visual of a rocket on the board and brainstorm what the children already know. We would then sit around in a circle and read ‘Aliens in underpants save the world’.
Next I will show this clip of a child-friendly explanation on how rockets are made:
Following on from this I will explain to the class that I am going to set them a challenge. I will divide them into groups and give each group the various materials required to make a balloon rocket from Marvin and Milo. I will set out hoops on the ground various distances apart and see which group can launch their rocket the furthest. I will ask the children to predict what will happen.
Finally we will see if our predictions are correct and determine if it was a fair test.