To celebrate the start of our 'Space Explorers' topic, Year 5 became astronauts for the day. After learning about the International Space Station, we received and emergency distress call from NASA - the astronauts on the ISS needed our help! Supplies were running low and we needed to devise a way to deliver safely in time!
Using string, balloons, cardboard, lollipop sticks (and anything else Captain Downes and Captain Louise could find in the resources room), our challenge was to transport a 50g weight a distance of 3 meters without assistance AND without it touching the ground (or flying off into space!) This was going to take some thought...! Working in teams, we researched, planned and built our prototypes. It was amazing how different they all looked when it came to testing! Although none of the systems were 100% successful, we definitely had fun!
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AuthorMy name is Rebecca Downes, I am the Year 5D teacher and author of this site. This is my second year teaching at Charter and my first year in Year 5! You can contact me via email at [email protected] ArchivesCategories |