The pupils showed an interest in having a go to drive the speedboat. The teacher took all of the pupils out as a group to demonstrate how to use the lever to move the boat forward, reverse and give it some speed as well as what directions they needed to turn the steering wheel to go left and right. The pupils took it in turns to keep one hand on the lever and one hand on the steering wheel at all times as they started to move the boat forward in small movements. Then the pupils each had a go to manoeurve the boat back to the shore by following the direction of the wind as they steered the boat to the right and then to neutral for slowness.
After the pupils went out in pairs along with the teacher as they travelled along the lake either up and down, side to side or all the way around in circular motions to create the movement of a doughnut.
After each pupil had a go at driving we asked them their feedback on how they thought about driving the speedboat. One of the pupils reacted in a positive way by sounding excited in their voice saying "that was amazing the best thing I have ever done and it was my first time, I was like a pro" when another pupil explained that he liked "making the boat go on it's side that was fun".
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