Monday, 9 February 2015

Step 2: Operation Build a Rocketship

Operation Build a Rocketship in ECS-F

1. Paint

2. Cut out a door
We traced a stool (the object of their choosing) and cut it out with an Exacto knife!



3. We need a window!
The children went around the classroom in search of round/circular objects - they picked the one they wanted due to it's size (it was a round alarm clock!).  The children later decided to put a handle on the inside they could open and close the window :) 


4. We wanted rocket fins! 
We took a piece of left over cardboard in the shape of a rectangle and cut it diagonally.  We attached the fins with duct tape, the children held the fin in place and I taped.  They then wanted to reinforce it with packing tape - smarty pants :)





4. The final AM group decided to add another window - square shaped this time.  
They went around and found different square shaped objects and traced it.   Mademoiselle cut it out :) 


We had a BLAST!



Next it was time for the PM class to jump in and boy did they get creative!!!
Here are a few pictures from their time building.
They added a control panel, a cone top, and some pretty cool aesthetic accessories with the help from a couple of parents!









The Finished Product - ECS ROCKETSHIP!!! 




And yes... I used the word "BLAST" on purpose #spaceunit #projectbasedlearning ;)

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