We found out what challenging choice activities we can start our sessions with and even gave them a go.
We got to work with people from Room 10, Room 11 and Room 12.
We talked about having milo in the winter to make us feel like a family.
We talked about lots of different design projects we could possibly do... and then all got to vote for our favourite!
There were three winners... Kites, Rockets and Toys all got 3 votes!
We then got to vote again to see what order we should do them in if we get time to do them all.
Here are our results.
Some people even went home and kept challenging themselves. Go you two!!!!!!
Sessions 2-4:
We look at some clips then sort groups and begin to design.
Matchbox rocket
Water Rocket
Making a water rocket launcher
Vinegar and Baking Soda Rocket
Here we are in action.
Session 3 we were all in the zone and none of us stopped to record our learning... we will remember next week we promise!
Session 4 - We learned... that just because something looks easy on You Tube, it doesn't mean it is. Some people tried to avoid rocket making today as they were "so busy" doing the choice activities... other people got angry and wanted to quit, other people got frustrated and/or upset and wanted help. We were all very different in our reactions to how hard actually making the tiny matchbox rockets was!
At the end of our session we had a big discussion and talked about where we would go next. Most people were keen to say lets just move onto toy design... but a small group of people with "grit" were keen to keep trying next time ( maybe with more support from Mrs Maw or a big kid).
Session 5- Caleb, Finlay and Mrs Maw got back into matchbox making and hopefully have 2 or 3 rockets ready to launch next time - when we are hoping for a wind free day.
Ava and Maddy did attempt to launch their vinegar and baking soda rocket... but it was a no go. They are going to make the legs more secure and find out more about the proportions they need to create enough gas to get it to fire before they try again.
Everyone else got onto toy design using the same process we had used for the rockets. Some of us worked in pairs and some alone depending on our needs. We are still working on these designs and are looking at the costing of our materials.
Mrs McKendry popped in and shared this clip with us ... maybe our next launch will be like this !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnoNITE-CLc
Session 6.
Ava, Maddy and Mrs Maw looked up the ratios of vinegar to baking soda.
This is what we tried...
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Baking-Soda-and-Vinegar-Rocket
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