I am choosing the paper rocket activity set. This lesson will be suitable to use during space week. This lesson will focus on rockets and exploring space. We will begin with a discussion about rockets such as what they are, how they’re used in space exploration, and the science behind how they’re launched. I will consider using a KWL chart to discuss these questions with the students. We will also watch a short video about how rockets break through Earth’s atmosphere.
I will then organise the children to work in small groups, the will folded paper rockets, adding fins and a nose cone. Once the rockets are ready, we will use straws to launch them, experimenting with different angles and force to see how far they could fly. This is a simple activity and does not require many resources.