Activity: Ancient Sailing Ships

Description

The Ancient Sailing Ships Activity is designed to complement the Year 4, 5 and 6 ‘Explorers’ units, whilst addressing aspects of the Science curriculum; specifically

• Forces and Motion for Year 4;
• Solids, Liquids and Gases for Year 5;
• Properties of Natural and Processed Materials for Year 4, and
• Science as Human Endeavour and Science Inquiry Skills for Years 4, 5 and 6.

Students make their own sailing ships and investigate how these move and behave, whilst learning about historic sailing ships.

A set of questions is supplied to guide the students through an inquiry-based process and to assist students to consider a wide range of different aspects of the activity.