Inventions to change our world

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1. Would you like your event or activity to appear on the National Science & Engineering Week event and activity map?: 
Yes
2. Name of school/organisation: 
Great Sankey Primary School
3. Event / activity title: 
Inventions to change our world
5. Event or activity description (max 300 words): 

Children in KS1 will be planning and inventing a holiday trip to the moon. Pupils will learn about the moon and ways of getting there! They will then design and make their own rockets, space suits and transport on the moon. Lower KS2 will be making inventions linked to their topic, Mighty Mountains. The children will learn what is needed to climb and survive up a mountain, and design and make an invention to assist climbers. They will produce a speech and sales pitch for the end of the day to try and sell their products! Upper KS2 will be making inventins linked to their topic, Keen to be Green. The children will use recycable materials to create an invention that will help the world for the better. They will look at ideas relating to carbon footprint, global warming, biomass, sustainable materials, recycling and so forth, and design and make an invention. The children will also be creating a presentation of their work, and write a persuasive speech to try and sell their product. The children will also work to a budget and look at projected profits/losses to link with maths.

6. Type of event / activity (tick all that apply): 
Competition
Crafts
Discussion/Debate
Hands-on activities
Workshop
7. Keywords: 
Earth Science
Engineering
Environmental Science
General Science
Materials Science
Maths
Space Science
8. Event start and end date and time: 
Monday, 18 March, 2013 - 08:45 to Friday, 22 March, 2013 - 15:15
11. Venue of the event/activity: 
Great Sankey Primary School
12. Venue address: 
Liverpool Road
Great Sankey
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 1SB
United Kingdom
13. Venue telephone number: 
01925728176
14. What age groups is it open to?: 
5–7 year olds
7–11 year olds
15. How many pupils will this reach in total?: 
240
16. Would you like to request a National Science & Engineering Week Marketing Pack?: 
Yes
Would you like you event to appear on our events map?: 
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Address: 
Liverpool Road
Great Sankey
Warrington
Cheshire
WA5 1SB
United Kingdom
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