Aiming for the Stars!
On Thursday 10th February we had the Starchaser team in school to work with our year 7 pupils on building rockets.
After a spectacular introduction demonstrating the power of rocket fuel, which involved brave volunteers from year 7 and explosions, the Starchaser team explained about their work on building a rocket for space tourism. Our year seven pupils then got the chance to build their own rockets. The pupils worked diligently and carefully constructing their rockets out of various materials. The rockets contained a chemical engine (similar to a firework) and a parachute to bring the rocket down safely.
In total we launched 40 rockets into the air from our school playing field where some reached the amazing height of 400 feet! The pupils all enjoyed the day and learnt a lot about rocketry. Some of them said they would be saving for the £90,000 it will cost to get to ride in the Starchaser rocket!
Mr Johnson
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