October Sky

Last week we watched a movie about a boy named Homer Hickam who wanted to win the science fair so all his friends would get scholarships. If he managed to get a scholarship he wouldn't have to work in the mines with his dad. The mines were a very dangerous job to have to do because pieces of the mines collapsed and injured people all the time. So Homer Hickam and his friends started building rockets. In there first 50 attempts they failed, but finally they figured it out. People came to see there progress everyday. Finally they entered there towns science fair and won. Then they went to the nationals. Only Homer Hickam could go because it was to much money to pay for all of them to go. So he entered, but someone had stealen his rocket. His dad quickly arranged to have the rocket brought to Homer. Homer was so happy when he received another rocket and ended up winning th science fair. All of his friends were offered free scholarships.