This week we have had a lot of fun with rocket launches.

First we discussed how the launcher works and what we needed to do ...

"It's a launcher, you have to jump on the yellow bit and it flies off"

"I wonder what happens inside?"

"The air's coming!"

"It's like wind, and it blows the rocket up in the air."

 

Then we thought about the direction that the rocket would go in...

"We need to twist this, so it doesn't go over the wall."

"If it goes upright it will go far, but not high."

Then the fun part of the launch.

Some tried it with their hands...

However, seeing that the rocket did not travel very far like this prompted lots of discussion...

"I'm going to use two feet to make it go all the way up to space. It will make it go huff and puff and really high."

"I'll use two feet and a really high jump to make it go further."

"If I jump on it mine will go further because I am heavier."

Then the task of how to measure the distance that the rockets travelled.

There were a range of approaches...

Feet...

Chalk...

 

And metre rulers...

 A fantastic exploration of rockets that produced an amazing array of predictions language, maths skills, teamwork and most importantly FUN!