Today, P3-6 linked up with Thornton Primary STEAM Team as part of a live SSERC Cook-Along GlowMeet session. Along with up to 100 schools throughout Scotland, we shared a video link that guided us through the science behind blasting off our home made rocket mice launchers.
The children carried out a practical science activity to explore the forces acting upon our rockets. We observed the upward thrust produced by quickly ‘clap-smacking’ our milk bottles rockets to launch our home made mice astronauts. The quick expulsion of air from the bottles created an upward propulsion system. We discussed how air resistance and gravity worked against the mouse’s upward thrust.
We recycled our unwanted milk cartons to do our bit for the environment. 🙂
You can watch a replay of the launch on the video link below.
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