Force, Motion, Transportation!
January 12, 2022 | Becca Brasser
During January and February, students explore the concepts of force, motion, and work and discover the relationship between them through various hands-on activities. They measure force while exploring how simple machines make work easier by reducing the amount of force needed. In this investigation, students lift with levers, roll with wheels and axles, crank gears, and decrease friction. They are particularly interested in wheels and axles as they consider various types of land transportation.
Learning About Transportation Systems with Wooden Trains! Look for the Bridges and Intersections.
Students also used paper, tape, and glue to create road systems featuring various types of bridges and intersections.
During Science today, the children experienced definitions of force, motion, and work. They pushed against a wall to help them understand that you could be exerting force on an object–but if it the object does not move, then no work is being done!
They used Push-Pull Meters to measure the amount of force needed to lift, push, and pull various objects around the classroom and determined which objects took the most force to move.
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