My Year 6 Class will be learning with Kerbal...

[phoenix_ca]

Remeber, FAR and DRE.

Depending on the course structure, it might be useful to only introduce DRE later. Get them to understand how a rocket works first, return their little Kerbals to home, so they have a sense of accomplishment, then add to the challenge. Add too much and you end-up with irreducible complexity, and that's never ever good for teaching, be it 12-year-olds, 21-year-olds, or 40-year-olds.

[Rainbowtrout]

Give them FAR, and DRE. Get them to go to Vall, and when they do,

"WELCOME TO THE FOLD"

[SkyRender]

I've taught Calculus to gifted and talented students and that thing scares me.

I have barely any mathematical background at all, and that thing doesn't intimidate me in the least. It probably helps that I tend to be a procedural thinker, and thus the formulas and numbers do nothing to me as they stand. Once I plug them in and see them in action, that's when they can take a shot at intimidating me. If I let them, of course; I prefer to learn from them instead.

[Mipe]

Hm. Might want to install an extra texture pack to entice the girls of class. Hello Kitty themed. Or Bieber, if they're that old. The threshold is rather blurry.

[Javster]

Year 6 is 11 year olds right?

Very good plan, actually. Teaching trial and error is very valuable.

[Science-Recon]

Give them FAR, and DRE. Get them to go to Vall, and when they do,

"WELCOME TO THE FOLD"

Better idea! Deadly reentry, FAR and alternis kerbol; then get them to land on Tylo AND RETURN!

[Cmdr. Arn1e]

This here Kerbal.edu should be useful, it also has a link to get the original game a bit cheaper...

Enjoy

(and sorry if this has been mentioned before!)