I love the idea of building and exploring rockets with my class! They love practical lessons so I’m really excited to try this topic out.
From reading the posts, I will start my lesson using the poem I’m Builidng a Rocket by Kenn Nesbitt. Super Simple songs are a big hit in my class so I will also use the song mentioned ‘We’re going on a Rocket Ship’ .
What works best in my class is if I demonstrate first and then allow the children time to explore with mine and SNA supports. I would love to try the Rocket Mice activity mentioned as I think they would love it. We could then explore the question of how does changing force affect how far the rocket goes. I would go to our school hall and we could use cones to mark how far our rockets go. Their are so many options to explore this topic more that I think the people will enjoy. Thanks for all the fabulous ideas in this forum!