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Subjects

Art and design Computing Design and technology French Geography History Music Physical education Spanish Religion and worldviews RSE & PSHE Science Wellbeing

Lesson 4: Making a rocket

Following instructions carefully and in the right order to build rockets.

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Learning objective

To build a rocket.

Success criteria

I can build a rocket according to instructions.
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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Cross-curricular links

Design and technology

Design

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Spot the mistake and ask the children to spot the mistake in the sequence. Explain that they should discuss the correct order with their partner.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could rewatch the link: BBC - Cbeebies - Make a rocket with Justin and follow the steps; could have Resource: How to make a bottle rocket printed out for their own use.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should lead the group during the Wrapping up by helping to take a clear photo; should annotate their design with the evaluation points discussed within the group.

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: building a model rocket according to

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Vocabulary definitions

algorithm

A sequence of step-by-step instructions which carry out a task.
debug

To find and fix errors in an algorithm.

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In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y1: Rocket to the moon

Lesson 1: Rocket materials

Lesson 2: Rocket design

Lesson 3: Rocket building instructions

Lesson 4: Making a rocket

Lesson 5: Rocket launching

Originally created by:

Richard Williams

Computing specialist

Richard is a Year 6 Teacher at St. Pancras Primary School. Richard’s passion for teaching was recognised when he received Suffolk’s ‘Raising The Bar’ award for Innovation 2016. With his class he made the world’s first guided VR:360 school tour and also a…

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