May the Force Be With You...

We have started our study of forces, motion and simple machines. We began by talking about two forces-pushing and pulling. We experimented with those forces by building aluminum foil boats and pushing and pulling them in different ways in the water.

We then explored the force of gravity. We held up our arms and felt how tired they got over time because of gravity. We then made 3-D marble mazes and used gravity to manipulate the marble through the maze. The children were SO creative with ramps, hiding places, scoring areas, traps, etc. I was extremely impressed with them! Now we are going to work with magnetic forces before embarking on the second half of our unit of simple and complex machines after Spring Break...




Have a great week off and may the force be with you....