The Wonder Project - Designing our rockets

This week 7&8 SWL has started designing our rockets. First we each designed our ideal rocket on paper and then spoke with our ambassador about our designs. Next in our groups we put our designs together and started building our prototypes. We are using 1.5L carbonated bottles as the base of our rocket and a range of other recycled materials for the fins, nose cone and decorations. 

Here are some photos from our first lesson designing our prototypes.

My test flight - by Lucy

 In My Class we have been learning about rockets. Zeph, Keira and I made a rocket together. we put our names on it and we put a parachute in the nose cone that was made out out a plastic bag. when we did our first launch it flew into the air on the side and the nose cone didn't come off the top so that made the parachute onto work because it did not fill up with air.

My Otaki Map

Our class has been learning about mapping using google maps. We have learnt how to locate different places in our community. Here is an example of a map we have created.