Space Is Our
Future - Fly me to the Moon
Learning scenario "Mission to the Moon: Fly me to
the Moon" By Barry McGuire helped me to develop my own learning scenario
in the "Aerospace in Class"
The purpose of my lesson is
to involve and stimulate children to learn about rocket flight. The students
designed and programmed the rocket to show the importance of aerodynamics. They
also learned about various forces that can affect their missiles.
During this lesson, students:
• Identified the main
features of rockets designed for space travel
• Identified the design
features required for a safe space flight
• Created and made their
own rocket
• Tested the flight of the
missile they developed and reviewed the findings.
The children watched the
video "Launch into space", https://www.airbus.com/virtual.html?uuid=9fe99504-d265-47a9-9b5c-ad74843ae7f4&title=Airbus-Foundation-Discovery-Space:-Launching-into-space created by the Airbus Discovery Space
Foundation. After watching the video, the students discussed the word
"Aerodynamics". They discussed why one shape is more aerodynamic than
another, and where they could see it in the world around them.
The questions asked
include:
- How exactly does a rocket
engine work?
- What factors will affect
your space launch?
- How can we design an
aerodynamic rocket to fly to the moon?
After discussing these
features, we looked at "How to Fly in Space" https://www.airbus.com/virtual.html?uuid=051b9bfc-794c-45c4-8b9f-089ad7ca0072&title=Airbus-Foundation-Discovery-Space-How-to-fly-in-space and discussed what gravity means and how it
will affect rocket launch and flight.
The questions asked
include:
- What does gravity do?
- How does gravity affect
you?
- Is gravity the same on
the earth and the moon?
After studying and
understanding the theoretical material, the children began to perform tasks.
Fifth, sixth and seventh
graders at https://scratch.mit.edu/ created their own models of missiles and made
them fly. The children used cyclic and branching algorithms to make their
rocket travel more realistically in space.
Eighth graders wrote a
python program that calculated the speed of a rocket in space depending on
various parameters.
Tenth graders at https://www.tinkercad.com/classrooms have developed models of spacecraft. The
children took into account the main aspects of aerodynamics.
In this learning scenario,
children thought creatively and were innovative in their design and how they
applied their learning to their project. When designing their rockets, children
encountered some problems and were asked to use critical thinking and
problem-solving skills to find a solution.
Teamwork, communication and
collaboration with each other are vital skills for children that will allow
them to progress effectively at every step of the process.
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