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Lesson 2: Rocket design

Using online drawing software to design and label a rocket.

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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Explain that the children will be thinking about the best way to create a list. Display the Presentation: Agree or disagree? and read the statement aloud. Ask the children to discuss the statement with a partner and decide whether they agree. Remind them that they need to explain why they agree or disagree.

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In this unit

Assessment – Computing Y1: Rocket to the moon Lesson 1: Rocket materials

Lesson 2: Rocket design

Lesson 3: Rocket building instructions Lesson 4: Making a rocket Lesson 5: Rocket launching

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