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In the 1300s, these rockets were used for the same purposes through much of Asia and Europe. In the next 600 years, people developed bigger and better solid rockets. Many of these were used by the military.\u003C/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003EIn 1903, a Russian teacher named Konstantin Tsiolkovsky wrote a paper describing the idea of liquid-fuel rockets. 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During World War II, Germany used rockets to bomb other countries.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003EIn 1957, the Soviet Union used a rocket to launch the first satellite.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003EIn 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin rode in a rocket to become the first person in space.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003EIn 1969, the United States launched the first men to land on the moon \u2013 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin \u2013 using a Saturn V rocket.\u003C/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022NormalTextRun SCXW133911522 BCX8\u0022\u003E(Source: NASA, 2025)\u003C/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E","label":"When where rockets invented?"}]}]}],"config":null},{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022OutlineElement Ltr SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003E\n\u003Ch3 class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003ERunning this activity\u0026nbsp;\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ListContainerWrapper SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EGather everyone around and ask if anyone knows what a rocket is.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EExplain that a rocket is used to carry a spacecraft from Earth\u0027s surface to space, usually to low Earth orbit or beyond. It\u2019s sometimes called a launch vehicle. Although rockets may appear similar, no two are alike because they are complex devices with millions of pieces and systems that must be calculated and constructed to work together. A rocket is chosen based on the spacecraft\u2019s mission requirements. For example, the farther away from Earth the spacecraft needs to go, the bigger and more powerful the rocket needs to be (Source: NASA, 2025).\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EShow everyone the photos of rockets from different years and different space missions. You could see if they can put them in the right order from oldest to newest.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EAs a group, talk about and compare the rockets. You could talk about if their size, shape, purpose or colours are similar or different. You could also ask people to vote for their favourite one.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003ETell everyone they\u2019re going to a rocket out of fuse beads. They could choose a rocket to copy.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EIf you\u2019ve time, let people draw their design out on grid paper, so they can copy it. You could also print out some designs or pictures of space-themed fuse bead shapes for inspiration.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EGive everyone a pegboard shape (such as a circle or a square), and a pot of beads.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003ELet everyone make their design on the pegboard.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EWhen they\u2019re done, they should place their pegboard carefully to one side, such as on a table. They can then cut out and carefully place some baking paper over their pegboard and beads, so it\u2019s ready to be ironed.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EAn adult should set up the iron. Make sure any cables are tidy and safely managed, so they can\u2019t be tripped over, and the iron must always be supervised by an adult.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EFor each design, an adult should hold the iron on top of the baking paper for a few minutes to melt the beads together. Always follow the instructions on for the bead\u2019s you\u0027re using.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EOnce ironed, place the ironed beads to one side to cool down, out of reach of young people.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022Paragraph SCXW10605812 BCX8\u0022\u003EOnce everyone\u2019s finished their rocket, they could make another design. 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