Reading and Viewing Activity

List the materials needed to make a bottle rocket.

Answer explanation

Small 500ml bottle - empty

Cork which fits tightly inside the bottle neck

Half a piece of kitchen roll

1 tablespoon baking soda- bicarbonate soda

vinegar or lemon juice

3 straws

tape

Identify an adverb of time in the sentence below:

"When you're ready to launch, drop the baking soda parcel into the bottle, quickly add the cork, put the rocket down and stand back!"

• into

• Quickly

• launch

Wrap the baking soda up in the ___________ roll to make a little parcel.

Say whether the following sentence is a complex or compound sentence.

"Use tape to attach 3 straws to the side of the bottle so it stands up, upside down."

• Complex

• Compound

Reorganise the instructions below in the correct order: (number your instruction from 1-5)

Pour about 3cm of vinegar into the bottle.

Choose a launch area outside. It needs to be a hard surface.

Use tape to attach 3 straws to the side of the bottle so it stands up, upside down.

When you're ready to launch, drop the baking soda parcel into the bottle, quickly add the cork, put the rocket down and stand back!

Answer explanation

1.Use tape to attach 3 straws to the side of the bottle so it stands up, upside down.

2. Pour about 3cm of vinegar into the bottle.

3.Wrap the baking soda up in the kitchen roll to make a little parcel.

4.Choose a launch area outside. It needs to be a hard surface.

5.When you're ready to launch, drop the baking soda parcel into the bottle, quickly add the cork, put the rocket down and stand back!

Change the following two sentences into a compound sentence, using the conjunction "and" as well as the preposition "on":

"Choose a launch area outside. It needs to be a hard surface. "

Answer explanation

Choose a launch area outside, as it needs to be on a hard surface.

How will the vinegar and bicarbonate soda effect the bottle rocket?

Answer explanation

The bicarbonate soda within the vinegar will build up pressure under the bottle and enable it to lift up or blast of.

How does the pictures in the instructional text affect your understanding on how to make a bottle rocket?

Answer explanation

Possible answer:

It enables me to see how the materials look like, when looking at the picture, as well as, how the final result will look like.

What is the main idea of this instructional text?

Answer explanation

Possible answer:

It provides you with the materials needed and instructions on how to make a bottle rocket.

What will the outcome be if the bicarbonate soda is not added to the vinegar.

Answer explanation

Possible answer:

The bottle rocket will not be able to blast of.