Year 5 had a fantastic time last week investigating, designing, building and creating Moon Buggies as part of their DT unit on Structures. It also linked beautifully with their Science: Earth and Space unit. 

We were very lucky to have a STEM Ambassador David Collins (who also works for Ford) support us with our build. He shared with the children his experiences with engineering vehicles and helped them look at different space rover designs. 

The children built wooden frames which involved lots of maths skills like measurement and different types of triangles. After that, they used various materials to create different parts of a space rover e.g. cupcake cases for satellite dishes, paper straws for aerials and tin foil for solar panels! 

On Friday afternoon, the children had the opportunity to race their Moon Buggies in the hall - it was so much fun! Mr Collins also judged a few competitions and children were awarded with certificates. 

This was such an enriching experience for Year 5 and we are sure they all went home buzzing about their experiences. Huge thank you to Mr Collins for his support, advice and encouragement and to the parents who also came in to help.