DAY 3: Incline Plane/Ramp
Station 1 - Journals
Station 2: Block Heads
We are using friction to smooth the block's rough edges.
After the students smoothed all the edges, they painted the blocks.
Station 3: Building Ramps & Racing Cars
Art: Marble Painting
The students tilted the box (incline plane) to create a beautiful work of art.
DAY 4: Levers
Station 1 - Journals
Station 2 - Block Heads
Meet the BLOCK HEADS!!!
Aren't they cute?!
Station 3 - Paper Plate Spirals
The students used scissors (lever & wedge) to create spirals (incline plane).
Cooking - Pancakes
We used a spatula (lever) to flip our pancake!
We brushed butter on our pancake using another lever. We used a wedge (fork) to eat our pancake. WOW! Simple machines are everywhere!
MORE FUN STUFF
Learning how hydraulics work!
Wow you are a super teacher-how long did it take to get all that together?
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kindertrips
I have been teaching Marvelous Machines camp for several years. I just tweak it a little bit each year. Thanks for hopping by!
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