DAY 1: Wedge
Station 1 - Journals
Each day the students will review the simple machine focus from the day before. Since this is day one, the students worked on the cover of their journal.
Station 2 - Build a Boat
The students learned how the bow of a boat acts like a wedge in the water.
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| Hammering pegs. |
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| Painting the boats. |
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| Look at the boats go! |
Station 3 - Toothpick Sculptures
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| The students discovered that the ends of toothpicks are wedges. |
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| The students built structures using toothpicks, gumdrops, and marshmallows. |
Cooking - Cinnamon Toast
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| The students followed the directions to make cinnamon toast. |
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| Spreading butter. |
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| Sprinkling cinnamon-sugar. |
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| Waiting for the toaster! |
Guess what?! A knife is a wedge!!!
DAY 2: Wheels & Gears
Station 1 - Journals
The students drew and labeled wedges. Some even wrote sentences! Woohoo!
Station 2 - Build a Car
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| How many wheels does a car have? How many axles? |
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| Will it roll? |
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| Adding a roof. |
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| Adding some finishing details. |
Station 3 - Pinwheels
We discovered that a pinwheel is a wheel and axle!
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| Trying out the pinwheel using a fan, which is also a wheel and axle. |
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| Decorating! |
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| Cutting! Scissors are simple machines, too! |
Cooking - Pudding
The students used an eggbeater (wheels & gears) to make pudding.
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| We followed directions. |
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| Yucky, but soon to be yummy! |
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| Taking turns to mix the pudding. |
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| Delicious!!! |
MORE FUN STUFF!
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| Making bubbles using an eggbeater! |
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| Having fun with pulleys! |
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| Marble fun! |
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| Taking apart broken items. Can it be fixed??? |
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