Activity Set: Alien Chemistry.
This activity is aimed at 1st/ 2nd classes.
Introduction:
Watch video on YouTube ‘How do Rockets Work?’ by Kiwi Co as a stimulus. This video very clearly explains how rockets work in a child friendly way. They include all the proper vocabulary such as thrust and pressure. I really liked how they explained the vocabulary such as how they used the ballon to explain thrust to the children. The children can also see what a rocket looks like and how it takes off on the video.
Activity:
Now that the children are familiar with rockets and how they work, they are going to make their own. We are going to make a fizzy rocket by following the instructions in the Alien Chemistry Activity Set. I would go through the instructions with the children first and ask to see if the children have any questions. Then, I would let the children off to design their rockets. When the children have designed their rockets, then we would bring them outside or into a hall where we have more space and blast them off using the tablets. I think the children would really enjoy this.
Conclusion:
After we have launched the rockets, we would discuss in the classroom things like how would we make this better if we did it again? How could we make them bigger? Etc.