Inquiry continues in science as the students in room 12 and room 14 added wheels to their catapults.

Some students put the axle through the box. 

 Stability was the most important factor when trying to add a working wheel, and we had to use our experiments to find out how to use the axle and the wheel.

Some attempts were made with attaching the axle to the bottom of the box.

Wheel size and shape were very important in creating smooth movement.

This led to a discussion about how to use a gear, and how gears make work easier.  Pulleys and gears together can create new ways to do work with less effort being used.




We continue to explore simple machines and understand how we can solve environmental and personal problems using simple machines and devices that move.  

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It has been a mind blowing time in gymnastics.  We have used the climbers, ropes

We used the climbers to prove our skills. Getting to the top was very challenging.

and we used stations to rotate and practice our skills on balance beams.







Mission Impossible was our theme in Gym for the last week.

We have been making wheels and vehicles that move using the Lego.  Working in a group and using the Lego cooperatively was a challenge for our class.

It was fun to build a little speeder with wheels.

Some of our catapults were very successful... others needed some work.


We continue to work with simple machines such as pulleys, gears, wheels and levers.