It was amazing to see how it filled the hall and we all had to climb inside. Once inside we were amazed by how such a small space could be transformed. We were seated on the floor and on the walls of the planetarium pictures and films were projected.
We were able to learn even more about Space! William from year 5 impressed our visitor Kevin Read by explaining how it takes the moon 29 1/2 days to orbit the Earth.
After our exciting Planetarium experience we then created our very own rockets. We were able to modify these how we wanted! We then went to the playground and launched them.
Some quotes from the children included:
"This morning inside the planetarium we learnt about different rockets and their journeys. Kevin showed us that there are about 2,000 billion stars in the galaxy (a lot!)" Josh, Year 5
"I really enjoyed the rocket making because we found out that if the rocket wasn't airtight it wouldn't launch far." Daniel, Year 5
Here are some photographs from our morning:
Eagerly awaiting the Planetarium!
Some of the images we saw inside the Planetarium
Our rocket making session!
Ready to launch!
What a fantastic day we had. We have learnt even more about Space which will support our learning in class this tern.
To find out more about the Planetarium click here to visit the website.
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