Over to you rocket experiments
- 1. Over to you – Instructions for the Rocket Experiments
- 2. Resources you will need • Along with the templates for each experiment. Which can be downloaded and printed out You will also need: • A4 Paper - plain or coloured • Card – plain or coloured • Sellotape • PVA glue and/or Glue Stick • Scissors • Coloured felt tips and/or pencils or crayons • Plastic milk bottle/drinks bottle • Drinking straws of 2 different sizes (if possible) or rolled-up small cardboard cylinder • Balloons in different shapes and sizes • Some lengths of string
- 3. Instructions for conducting the experiments Please read the next few slides carefully as they give you all the information needed to carry out the various Rocket experiments with your child. • For each experiment you will need to download and print off the templates provided and make sure you have the additional resources stated. • Each experiment will need to be completed following the instruction sheet and you must record your observations. • From your observations you and your child will need to work together to decide what variable could be changed that would result in a different or better outcome. • Then you will need to make a prediction about what you expect to see happen after changing the one variable. • Record your observations for the 2nd attempt and come to a conclusion. • The Fair Test Proforma to be used is shown on the next slide. • This can be completed and uploaded to the Padlet included in the section for each of the 3 experiments.
- 4. Fair Test Proforma This is an image of the proforma to complete as you conduct the experiments. A copy of it can be found with the instructions for each experiment Can you complete one for each and upload it to the Padlet in that particular section. Observations: This is what happened My conclusion: I found out that Name: ___________________________ Date:____________ How will you do this? (Outline the steps of the method you will use to conduct the experiment) FAIR TEST My question: (what we want to investigate) My prediction: I predict that I will keep the same: I will change: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Name of Rocket Experiment:
- 5. Scientific Experiment Success Criteria For a successful experiment make sure that you have included all these factors: • I have a hypothesis (question) I want to investigate • I have a list of resources I need • I have written or drawn how I am going to investigate – Method • It is a Fair Test because I have kept everything the same except my variable • I have only got one variable • I have made a scientific prediction • I have recorded my results (observations) • I have made a conclusion from the results and linked it to my prediction • I have used scientific vocabulary
- 6. Over to You … Enjoy your Rockets Experimentation