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Making Sound Waves — Musical Instrument Engineering
Students in all grades have been studying the science of sound — acoustics — and learning how sound waves are produced by vibrations. They experimented seeing, feeling and hearing sound waves. Then they created musical instruments and explained how they … Continue reading
Rube Goldberg Machines — Complicated Machines with a Simple Purpose
At the end of our Simple Machines Unit, students made Rube Goldberg Machines — impossibly complicated machines made from many simple machines, with a very simple purpose.
Current Electricity and Circuits Photos
1st – 5th graders made circuit bugs, while Middle Schoolers explored circuits using our new FOSS spring board electronics kits.
Electricity and Magnetism Unit Summary
Between March 13 and April 24, the Science room has turned into a laboratory for the study of electricity, magnetism, and electronics. We began by learning what electricity is — moving electrons. Static Electricity — We spent a week playing … Continue reading
Muncha, Muncha, Muncha!
Our first crop is in the ground! After reading the picture book Muncha, Muncha, Muncha, about a gardener who (unsuccessfully) goes to extreme lengths to keep rabbits out of his garden, students in grades 1 -2 planted spinach and lettuce … Continue reading
Catapults are Levers
Students of all ages made catapults and sling shots capable of sending marshmallows soaring across the room — and even across the playground. Grades 4 – 6 created catapults from a pattern using spoons, rubber bands and notched popsicle stickes. … Continue reading
Gears are Wheels and Axles
First - fourth graders learned about a new kind of wheel and axle — gears! Gears are wheels and axles with teeth which can make work easier by giving the user a mechanical advantage — allowing them to do more work with … Continue reading
Simple Machines — Ancient solutions to practical Problems
Students in grades 5 – 8 were given a challenge similar to one faced by ancient people. Using only simple machines, their ingenuity and teamwork, they had figure out how to move a 50 pound bag of soil from the … Continue reading
