This week, Mr. Wills, our volunteer science consultant, arranged for Andrew Wilson to come to our school to demonstrate rockets and rocket launches. On Tuesday, April 9th, Mrs. Thomas' class and ours attended this exciting display.
We set up the launch area in the playground and the students stayed well clear of the area. There was also a table set up for a closer look before and after. Andrew had a few rockets that the children could touch and a rail launcher for larger rockets, so that the children were able to get a sense of how larger ones could be launched and how a pad might look.
Andrew started his presentation with a brief overview of how rockets work and what we could expect to see. He discussed safety precautions, and afterwards, he had a short question and answer period.
The students greatly enjoyed watching forces in action! There were amazed at the heights the rockets reached.
