Assignment:
Choose one of the activities or activity sets outlined in this module – How would you use the activity in your classroom?
Rockets
Engage:
– Read ‘The Way Back Home’ by Oliver Jeffers as a whole class and discuss the how the boy might get home from space (rockets) we will watch videos from NASA of spaceships being launched.
– In groups children come up with ideas to make an effective rockets to get home from space.
Investigate:
– Make predictions, share and explain reasoning.
– Children will be given a variety of materials to make their designed rocket (paper, paint, colours, junk art, balloons, straws, 2D shapes)
Next:
– Rocket races – groups have rocket races. They examine results and reflect on which materials were most effective and why.
– As a whole class we discuss findings.