Use this online firework designer to produce your own stunning online firework displays. Adjust the amount of force, fuel, type of starburst, and colours to produce stunning displays.
Remember, real fireworks can be incredibly dangerous so never play with them and always follow the firework code.
Many thanks to Mary Webb Science College who provided kits to enable the Year 5/6s to enter the Solar Buggy Challenge as part of National Science Week.
Year 5/6s had great fun designing and building their buggies
Watch a video of the race here.
By Edward Pomfret, Education Reporter
Hope school rockets are the first in the country. The school is competing for a £500 prize. No school has yet been put down on the top ten flights except for Hope C.E. Primary.
Last week, in an eggs-citing D.T. lesson Class 2 pupils had fun firing rockets to compete and hopefully win a national young engineers competition known as the ‘eggs factor.’
Hope school has been split up in to six teams so Hope has a good chance winning. According to their teacher, Mr. Rowe, only the 1st, 2nd and 3rd will get prizes. Teams have to try and get their egg the furthest without breaking. Every team in Britain is competing for a £500 prize. This is what Jack Pope of Hope C.E. had to say about it; “I enjoyed making the rocket, but I’m even more excited because our team is on top of the leader board with our rocket, the Rooster Booster.”
The competition will end at Easter so other schools have to hurry. On the eggs-factor website a video clip of the rocket flights can be seen together with the leader board. More Information can also be read from the young engineers website about the rules and approved components visit www.youngeng.org.
….at least for the moment anyway!
Check out the leaderboards and videos from the Young Engineers website here!
Class 2 children are allowed to bring in their mobile phones with video cameras to video the flights. We’re finishing the project on Thursday afternoon.
An approved list of components can be found here.
Please add a post below if you have any questions you would like to take up with Young Engineers and I’ll do my best.
Remember, the only approved method of propulsion are throwing or by bottle rocket.
What happens when you sellotape an egg to a rocket?
Class 2 are taking part in the Young Engineers’ ‘Eggs Factor’ competition and are researching suitable aircraft to transport an egg by air.
Class 2 have already investigated how changing the amount of water makes a difference to the distance the rocket travels.
What other factors might make a difference to how far the rocket would travel?
Young Engineers from Class 2 have been using Flowol to control models.
Elkie & Julia-Rose ‘Burglar Alarms’(PDF)
Next week they will have a go at building the real thing! (Well a K’nex/Lego model anyway)
Class Two have been designing air raid shelters using sketchup.
Have a look at their designs
See our shelter designs and instructions!
You know how Mr Rowe likes free software! Well if you like using Lego have a look at this.
If you download the free program, you are able to design your own lego houses using lots of different bricks. You can save your models, or print pictures of them.
Year 5 and 6 went to Amsterdam! Click the flag to visit their blog.
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