Lesson Planning

Create rocket balloons. Use a stopwatch to time the rockets as they whizz through ‘space’ and give reasons for why some rockets go faster than others.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To create rocket balloons using controlled and technical fine motor skills
• To use a stopwatch to time the rockets as they whizz through ‘space’
• To give reasons for why some rockets go faster than others, linking explanations to speed and weight/size.

Children will:

• Make balloon rockets and be able to explain how the rocket moves.
• Use mathematical language to describe the shape journey their rocket has travelled.
• Write a diary sharing their experiences of their adventure into Space.