Our resident scientist (Lenny’s Grandad, John) came to visit our studio and showed us his homemade telescope. We found out how a telescope worked and then scanned the sky for objects. We also learned about the night sky and what we could see at the moment – Jupiter, Venus and of course the moon – it is a half moon at the moment!
Then, last Friday, John returned for rocket launching – what a great event! We mixed baking soda and vinegar together to make the reaction that launched the plastic bottle into the sky! It was amazing and some flew very high! You could watch this video and try it for yourself.
We had a great time discovering lots more about space.
Great stuff PTN, looks like some excellent hands on learning you all got to enjoy. I wonder how many of you have been going out and seeing what you can see in the night sky? There are some amazing things to see and learn about space!
Kia ora Papatūānuku,
It is wonderful to read about your learning with Lenny’s grandad. I would love to hear more about how a telescope works! This reminded me of when I saw the half moon last week, too. What an awesome exeperience at kura.
Ngā mihi,
Islay
Kia ora Papatūānuku tamariki,
How lucky are you, having a real scientist come to school and bring his homemade telescope. It must be quite amazing to look through a telescope at the night sky, it’s something I would love to do.
And Lenny’s Grandad came for another visit, and you launched your own rocket. How exciting! I watched the video, and couldn’t believe how high it went. What fun learning you have been doing in Papatūānuku.
Ngā mihi
Kathy