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Rockets enhances any work you may have done with forces in the classroom. The concepts of pushes and pulls, gravity and friction are practically applied. There is even a fun demonstration of Newton's laws of motion.

Planets addresses the way we experience day and night and the seasons. The children are given a series of challenges to scale space and the stars and planets within the Solar System. This is far more accurate than any planet model on the market.

Working in space examines gases all around us. Children see the effect of something falling without the upthrust of air. They see how air pressure can crush a plastic bottle.
Sound cannot travel without air and sound waves are graphically demonstrated. This links well to curriculum elements on liquids and gases.

The Energy Roadshow helps students who are undertaking research projects at home to experience how energy is produced using a variety of sources. There is hands on experience with siphons, enrgy transfer models and wind turbines.
Energy efficiency is demonstrated and experienced at first hand.

The astronauts workshop explores the properties of super absorbant materials. Energy is a fundamental need of all humans and a PowerPoint presentation looks at how we produce energy on nEarth and consume it and compare it to the cramped environment of the International Space Station. where resources mean the difference between life and death. This links well with many elements of the Global Citizenship elements of the curriculum.