Students did a great job. One group was able to build a 2.5 foot long contraption. After engineering their contraptions, students wrote a reflection of what they created, learned and what they would like to learn more about. Well done Students!
Friday, February 27, 2015
Champions Engineer Lego Contraptions!
The challenge for today was to build a Lego Contraption at least one foot long that can guide a marble from top to bottom and land in a small cup. This is a similar challenge as a few weeks ago, but we used paper instead of Legos. They were able to use similar principles from the last build and apply them to today's challenge. Students were able to have a partner or work alone.
Students did a great job. One group was able to build a 2.5 foot long contraption. After engineering their contraptions, students wrote a reflection of what they created, learned and what they would like to learn more about. Well done Students!
Students did a great job. One group was able to build a 2.5 foot long contraption. After engineering their contraptions, students wrote a reflection of what they created, learned and what they would like to learn more about. Well done Students!
Friday, February 20, 2015
Champions Build Note Card Bridges!
We took last weeks engineering principles and had the students make another note-card tower/ bridge with a new challenge! This time the bridge needed to be one foot high and able to take on weight ( a book/s).
First we watched a short video on the importance of the foundation of bridges, buildings and other structures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqXncSVbT00
Next, we had a VTS exercise using various images of bridges. Our next step was to build! Each team got 20 note-cards, one meter of tape and books (to use as weight).
Building and engineering....
and the class record...
(watch to see this exciting learning experience)
Students had no problem building the note-card bridges, and the bridges were able to support quite a bit of weight. The class high score of weight was 18 books!
Well done Champions!
First we watched a short video on the importance of the foundation of bridges, buildings and other structures.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqXncSVbT00
Next, we had a VTS exercise using various images of bridges. Our next step was to build! Each team got 20 note-cards, one meter of tape and books (to use as weight).
Building and engineering....
and the class record...
(watch to see this exciting learning experience)
Students had no problem building the note-card bridges, and the bridges were able to support quite a bit of weight. The class high score of weight was 18 books!
Well done Champions!
Friday, February 13, 2015
Champions Note Card Towers!
Students built note card towers today with 30 note cards and a yard of tape. First students reviewed images of building foundations.
Next, students were given their materials and 20 minutes to build. Champion students came up with some amazing towers! One team of students engineered their tower to be 4 feet high!
Our final step was writing a summary reflecting on what they learned today.
Well done Champions!
Next, students were given their materials and 20 minutes to build. Champion students came up with some amazing towers! One team of students engineered their tower to be 4 feet high!
Our final step was writing a summary reflecting on what they learned today.
Well done Champions!
Friday, February 6, 2015
Champions Build Bridges (with gumdrops and toothpicks)!
Today students were given fifty toothpicks, ten gumdrops, a ruler with the challenge of building a bridge three inches high to support a toy car.
First we looked at images of famous bridges using VTS strategies. Next, students were given the materials to build. Twenty minutes later students tested their bridges.
planning it out...
starting to build...
testing...
success...
After building, students wrote a short reflection of what they built and what they learned from the building.
Our final step was to research famous bridges and find similarities and differences in the designs.
Well done champions!
First we looked at images of famous bridges using VTS strategies. Next, students were given the materials to build. Twenty minutes later students tested their bridges.
planning it out...
After building, students wrote a short reflection of what they built and what they learned from the building.
Our final step was to research famous bridges and find similarities and differences in the designs.
Well done champions!
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