Blast Off!

Another program that is offered for grades 1-3 in Quincy is Blast Off! In this 5 week program, children are learning about space. The specific classes include learning about constellations, the moon, distances from the sun, astronauts, and rockets!


 
In one of the classes, the children learned all about the moon. They began by discovering how the moon got its craters. By dropping objects onto a plate filled with flour, they were able to understand how an asteroid could create craters on the moon.  





 


The table cloth was a good idea, because the flour gets EVERYWHERE. However, I would suggest that you bring a trash barrel over to the table cloth instead of trying to  bring the tables clothes to the barrel... I still made a big mess!





 Then, the children created the phases of the moon out of Oreos. It was delicious! Before they were able to eat away parts of their "moon" they created a moon phase book to get familiar with the names and shapes of the moon phases. After the children made their moon phases and got their picture taken, those Oreos were gobbled up!