Inclined Plane Art

Today we did art with an inclined plane, marbles and paint.  We used the simple machine inclined plane to make our stunning artwork.

• It was fun using science to make art - Jess
• Today we made art using marbles, inclined plane and paint to make science artwork! - Layla
• We made art using marbles and paint.  The inclined plane helped us make it easier - Hannah H
• We have been focusing on simple machines and today we choose inclined planes - Ella
• Today we were shaking around messy tote trays.  Some of them got really messy - Hannah C
• Our art is fun and cool because it has been made not just by marbles but by using our brains to help the marbles move we used an incline plane - Sophie

Rollin' Race Cars

Tomorrow we will be focusing on the simple machine - wheels!!

We are going to create our own cars using the wheel to see if this simple machine helps the car work easier or not???

What do you think?

Here is the link to the instructions 

Here is our Task card:

Catapult!!!

During our explore time on Friday we made some catapults using iceblock sticks and rubber bands!  We had a lot of fun exploring these simple machines.  Take a look at our work and see if you can recreate these at home??

Catapults

Simple Machines Hunt

Can you find all the simple machines?

Click here to play the game.

Toy Testers!!!!!

I received an email about becoming a toy tester with the Warehouse.  If you are interested in doing this talk to your parents and fill in the registration form!!!

This is a very exciting opportunity to be part of, why not have a go?

LINK TO THE WAREHOUSE TOY TESTING FORMS

Simple Machines Online

Once you have finished your poster and catapult you are able to access the website below to play games and have some fun while working with simple machines.

WEBSITE

WALT tell the time on different clocks

Click on the image to play the game.

Testing out Forces

We tried to lift our buddies (dead weight) by standing over them and lifting. We then realised that was very difficult... UNTIL we took a few steps back.  Look at our pics!!!

Work and Simple Machines

What is work???

• go to places and help people
• hammering nails
• job
• somebody tells you to do it 
• having a boss
• working at a job
• homework
• working out - exercise
• What is science work??? lifting, moving, pushing, pulling, pushing down

What does work have to do with simple machines?

• sometimes work involves simple machines
• work is different than simple machines
• they are different
• how to work simple machines
• makes work easier

We watched a video about work and simple machines.  This is what we found out:

• simple machines help us with our work
• make things move
• inclined plane is also known as a ramp
• Wedge: a chisel, a knife cutting cheese and an axe cutting wood.
• Screw: Spiral staircase, road wrapping around a mountain 
• Lever: a piece of wood trying to move a rock, a wheelbarrow, a see saw.  The lever must have a fulcrum - the point at which it moves
• Wheel and axel:  door knob, motor cycle and car
• Pulley: flag pole, allows someone to pull a heavy object easier.

What is a force???

• effort when trying to move an object

Our clever little cookies!!

We have been practising our sign language this week.  Our children were given a challenge to learn how to spell their name using the sign language alphabet.

Here are some examples of their hard work and determination

Bill Nye the Science Guy

We have been looking at simple machines today.  Bill Nye the Science Guy has a video that helped us understand what simple machines look like in every day life.

Here are some examples:

Screws:

• spiral staircase
• car parks
• the Lido water slide
• Roller coaster

Levers:

• see saw
• fake limbs (arms and legs)
• crane
• catapult

Wheels:

• cars
• gear cogs on bikes

Ramps:

• wheel chair ramps
• skateboard ramp

Pulleys:

• sails on boats
• curtain rails
• flag poles

Here is the link to Video we watched

Week 3 sign language week

Kia Ora to you all,

This week is sign language week.  We will be focusing our Literacy time around this.

Word Games: for the word games section on your literacy grid you will need to play the game and watch the videos before you get this signed off.

Have fun!!!

Sign Language Alphabet Memory


Counting in Sign Language

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