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If the bottle size had a different volume would that have an overall effect on how high the mouse flys?

Child could present findings in a graph or by writing down a brief explanation of what happened.

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Fair Test - does the size of the mouse effect how far it flies?
Does the mouse fly further with different sized bottle?

Pattern Seeking - does the pressure applied to the milk bottle effect the flight of the mouse?
Does the method of applying pressure effect the flight also?

Identifying and Classifying - If a different material is used for the mouse, what effect does this have?

Observing and Measuring Over Time - Does repeating the experiment with the same milk bottle have an impact on flight over time?

Researching Using Secondary Source - Can we see any differences in results from another group's rocket mouse? If so, can you suggest why?

No. of Jump | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3
1st                 |   24cm   |   30cm   |   22cm
2nd               |   28cm   |   32cm   |   26cm
3rd                |   26cm   |   29cm   |   31cm
4th                |   19cm    |   34cm   |   25cm
5th                 |   27cm   |   30cm   |  40cm

The groups all had differing results. Group 1 and 2 both had the same child launching the rocket mouse whereas Group 3 had each child in the group launch it once - which is why their results are quite different from one another. Group 1 and 2 had the same child launching the rocket mouse so their results were similar in distance but used different materials for their rocket mouse.

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Fair testing and comparative testing
1. How high can each person get the mouse?
2. Does a smaller milk bottle effect the results?

Pattern seeking
1. Measure the height it reaches every time and make a graph
2. Identify the pattern between size of milk carton and height to find the relationship between them

Identifying and classifying
1. Identifying different materials used
2. Classifying the person squeezing the bottle and see what effect they have

Observing and measuring over time
1. How force effects the height of the mouse
2. Does the size of the carton effect the results

Researching using secondary sources
1. Equations for force. Could they be used?
2. Would it fly differently if the atmosphere was different ?

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Fair testing and comparative testing:

If the bottle’s size had more volume would that have an overall effect on how high the mouse flys?

If you changed the material of the paper, would this effect how high the house flys?

Observing and Measuring:

If you launched the mouse at different times of the day, would there be a different outcome to how far the mouse flys?

Research using secondary resources:

Looking at a real life rocket launch, can you compare what’s similar and what’s different when you use the mouse launcher?

Pattern Seeking:

Look at the data from changing the material of the mouse, can you see a difference? if so why?

Identifying and classifying:

Instead of using plastic for the rocket, what other materials could you use?

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Fair testing: what factors did we keep the same and why, would our experiment differ if we added the ears
Pattern seeking: does it reach the same height each time, does the pressure impact the height of travel
Identifying and classifying: if the mouse had ears, would it change the results, identifying what milk bottle size causes the mice to fly higher
Observing measuring over time: how do we measure the height of travel
Researching using secondary sources: what causes the mouse to travel upwards (gravity, force, air pressure)

Activity: what factors did we keep the same and why: get students into groups of 4 and write down why we need to keep factors the same, what factors you would keep the same. They could discuss as a group, then as a class. And after collating class ideas they could them make a poster on fair testing. They could then present this poster as a group to the class and showcase their findings.