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Hi Michaela, rockets is such a fun lesson for children. How would your rockets be launched? You don’t mention which type you will be building.
I really like how you mention that lots of these resources can easily be adapted for use at different class levels. Great to hear you found this to be a valuable module!
I hope you get the opportunity to bring your class to a planetarium again this year Amanda. If you are close enough to Cork, we do school tours including planetarium shows at Blackrock Castle!
How would you go about demonstrating that different locations on Earth can see different constellations with simple materials?
Nice activity Emma – you could also include a ‘control’ ice cube that you do not insulate to test out if your materials are speeding up the melting process.
It sounds like you’re going to have a very busy Space Week Alyssa. Terms like ‘non-newtonian fluids’ might be a little advanced for a 1st class student, but I’m sure they would love the slime activity all the same!
Hi Sarah, this is such a fun lesson. We do this at Blackrock Castle, but we give the students a budget to spend on materials to create their egg parachute, which adds another fun and educational element to the activity. I’m not sure what age group your students are, but if they are younger, they may struggle with the fine motor skills required.
This is a lovely lesson Diarmuid! A lot of children know a surprising amount about space, so I’m sure your KWL chart will be very interesting.
Nice lesson Laoise – I think it’s lovely to discuss with children how special Earth is because life exists here. Although we don’t know of life elsewhere, you could discuss what aliens might be like on various planets based on what we know from Earth. For example, a hot planet might have reptile like aliens or a cold planet might have aliens covered in fur.
The ice cube test is so simple but really great for teaching science skills as you say – you could add in more tests too like comparing different size ice cubes and how fast they melt etc.
This sounds like a great plan for Space Week Kerri. Hopefully the October weather will be sunny enough to allow you to do the outdoor shadows activity!
This sounds like a lovely Space Week plan Triona! How did you find all of these activities/lessons went last Space Week?
The ‘Where do you live’ activity is so lovely and your lesson sounds very nice – what age group is it aimed at?