It's Only Rocket Science
A news report from the Greenock Space Programme
P5 Super Scientists
Duration: 2:27
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Says teacher Ms Montgomery:
The class had been investigating the Solar system as part of their class topic and we ran an engineering club alongside this. We decide to look at how things fly which seemed like a natural progression. To involve more children and to make the film more interesting, we decided to make it into a news report. The experiment itself is a basic rocket kit, fueled with water and compressed air and as more air is added the less room there is for the water. As a result the water shoots out and the rocket (in this instance is a 2L plastic bottle) shoots up into the air with, in some trials, dramatic effect.
I love this!
Terrific, confident performances; excellent costume work (look for the floor-length labcoat in the background, particularly); obvious excitement; total disregard for the mithering rain. I’m particularly fond of the line “Is this ideal launching conditions?”, when it’s clearly chucking it down.
Wonderful.
— Jonathan.
Brilliant! Great performances from the kids (and rockets). Sounded like you had a 'real blast' putting the film together.
Tracey, 28 Feb 2009
Enjoyed this film. Kids look like they are having a fab time.
Rebecca, 05 Feb 2009
Great performances. Easy to forget these kids are P5! Lovely to leave the giggling in at the end. That makes it for me.
Elin, 31 Jan 2009