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Catapult building, our Special Guest, and Types of Energy
In the last few weeks, we’ve have the opportunity to do lots of hands on learning. We built Rube Goldberg Machines as a school activity, and more recently, we learned how to build a catapult! First, we designed our own, and tried to see which designs worked the best. Then,
Catapult building, our Special Guest, and Types of Energy
In the last few weeks, we’ve have the opportunity to do lots of hands on learning. We built Rube Goldberg Machines as a school activity, and more recently, we learned how to build a catapult! First, we designed our own, and tried to see which designs worked the best. Then,
Simple Machine Riddles
This week, students chose a simple machine found in their house and wrote 5 clues to describe it. These clues were shared with the class and they had to guess which object they brought from their house. Students then identified what simple machines were part of the object. Source:: Mme
Simple Machine Riddles
This week, students chose a simple machine found in their house and wrote 5 clues to describe it. These clues were shared with the class and they had to guess which object they brought from their house. Students then identified what simple machines were part of the object. Source:: Grade
Museum of Science and Technology
On November 20th, we got to visit the museum of Science and Technology. We participated in a workshop about simple machines, and spent the afternoon exploring the different exhibits with many hands on learning opportunities! Source:: Mme Shannon’s Blog