During this topic we will be given lots of different missions so that we can complete our NASA astronaut training!
This week we completed our first mission! We worked together in groups to transform our classroom into a NASA space station. Some of us draw and painted the moon, some of us made our very own space shuttle, and other children created a poster picture of a UFO visiting Area 51. Take a look at our amazing classroom. What do you think?
As part of this mission, we also had to find out about the space shuttle. We started by identifying the different parts of a rocket, including the payload, the engine, the fuel tank, rocket boosters and the control pit. We looked at different rockets and identified each section.
We then worked in pairs to find out about different space shuttles. We looked at Discover, Challenger, Columbia, Endeavour and Atlantis and created some great posters. The posters went straight up on our research wall. Here are some examples of our work:
We then found out about how a rocket works. This involved some complicated science but by the end of the lesson we were all able to explain in our own words how a rocket works. Take a look at our explanations:
On Friday, we will complete our mission on space shuttles by launching our own pop bottle rockets that we have made for homework.
oh GOODIE space is my favorite topic I love all the posters and the Spaceship. My group made the UFO poster and it was really fun working together as a group I think everyone found it fun!
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By Shakira
I have learned that NASA stands for National Aerotics and Space Administration.
ReplyDeleteAlso i have learned that in 2020 astronauts are going to have a space mission to different planets.
Rockets need lots of upthrust to escape the Earth's gravity.
Space project look's Wicked !!!!!!!! Well done year 5. Hope to see one of you go to space one day and see you in the news !!!!!! Very creative and Humza loved making a rocket at home !!!! Well done !! Up Up and AWAY!!!!!!!!!!
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1)I have learned that nine planets orbit the sun.
ReplyDelete2)Jupiter is the largest planet ever.
3)All rockets need up thrust to escape Earth's gravity.
By Maisha :)
looking at year 5's space projects i can see that it was an enjoyable experience for the whole class! All the posters are interesting and very informative and the rockets are really creative. Maisha and I really enjoyed making her rocket! Looking forward to many more projects like this, well done year 5!
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