ROCKET RACERS!!!

This week as part of our Discovery Time we made Rocket racers.

We started by doing our phonics lesson on the 'r' sound and read a rocket poem.

Then we looked at some youtube clips about rockets and what makes them go.

After that we made our own Rocket Racers with straws and our breath to power them.

We had races and had to do some problem solving because sometimes our rockets didn't go very well.

We also had fun measuring which rocket had flown the longest distance.

We decided that next time we would make them with cardboard instead of paper because it is stronger.

We also worked out that if we put a paper clip on the end that gave it more weight and it would fly further.

We also found out that if we used our racers too much then they got a bit wet with spit.  So we had to use cellotape to seal up where they had been wet.

There was a lot of learning going on.

Have a look at us experimenting with our Rocket Racers!!

Have a look at our rockets racing.