Instructional writing and designing rocket launch task. Cross curricular links.

Instructional writing task. Space themed. Linking to recent events. Cross curriculum links.

This lesson can be used within English to get children to create an instructional piece of writing based on their rocket design. The 'Head/teacher" received a letter from the astronauts asking for help in designing a new rocket. Art/DT link the children will have to design a rocket and then can create their own rocket. Once made they will write up a set of instructions to help the astronauts recreate it in a bid to get their rocket designing license. Can also be linked with science if you buy a water rocket launching kit and launch each child’s water bottle rocket.