Year 1/2 Atkins Space Expo

In Term 2, we had lots of space-themed learning adventures and activities. We shared them with the school community at a special expo. We…

  • made footprints in plaster, just like those that the astronauts left on the moon.
  • created an “Out of This World Alien” by blowing paint through a straw.
  • made our own rocket by mixing vinegar with baking soda. The CO2 gas built up inside the rocket and up it went!
  • made our own moon craters by dropping ball-bearings into powder.
  • made our own galaxy in a jar.
  • tested “moon rocks’ and investigated their properties.
  • created our own constellations by flicking yellow paint onto a black background.
  • made shape-astronauts in Maths using circles, semicircles and polygons.
  • made 3D textured paintings of the planets.