Showing posts with label building. Show all posts
Showing posts with label building. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Seed Engineers

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Students are challenged to construct a device to make a popcorn kernel disperse! They invented contraptions that helped a kernel burst (e...
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Lego Comprehension

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Kids try to build an identical structure by only listening to each others' instructions!  Place something in between 2 lego plates, ...
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Sunday, June 23, 2013

Water Wheels

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Integrate math (measuring), science / engineering (simple machines, force/motion, renewable energy), art (design), and history by construc...
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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Egg DROP!

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Humpty Dumpty Project: Can you keep an egg from cracking? Kids use any materials they want to protect their egg from a giant free fall! Th...

Keep It Cool!

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This experiment comes from Zoom ! Kids are divided up into groups. Each group gets two ice cubes and two paper or plastic bowls to hold ...
Friday, April 26, 2013

mini Pulley

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materials: empty thread spool string 2 cups pencil tape Kids construct a miniature pulley and discover how wheels can help r...

Kid Lever

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Construct a lever that can be used as a balancing scale or a catapult! materials: 4 plastic cups ruler straw sturdy stick (could u...
Thursday, April 25, 2013

Ramps, Angles, and Measuring

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I ntegrate math and science by constructing ramps! Kids use blocks (or other materials on hand) to construct their ramps. Make sure all ra...
Monday, February 18, 2013

Kid Engineering

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Design Squad Nation - Lots of hands on projects, and a great place for kids to collaborate with other students from around the country. ...
Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Place Value Town

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Game - Who can get the most visitors to Place Value Town? Create a town out of construction paper or blocks with three recreational spots...
Friday, December 28, 2012

Lego Chrome

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Build with Chrome : Kids find and explore different plots. They can recreate a famous landmark or just play around! Once they are finished ...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Marshmallows 101

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Chemistry - Have fun munching and constucting a marshmallow atom! Featured above: 3D model - Angelfire Paper Plate "Electron S...
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Sunday, October 7, 2012

2D and 3D Geometric Towns

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Integrate math, social studies, and art with 2 awesome projects!  1. 2D GEOMETRIC TOWN  (LINE SEGMENTS) - Check out ABC Teach Geometric...
Monday, August 27, 2012

S.T.E.M.

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1. S.T.E.M. Sites: eGFI - great site for S.T.E.M. resources for the classroom. Click "teachers" link for projects EIA Energy ...
Monday, June 18, 2012

Sun Baked Bricks

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Make your own mini bricks, while learning about soil composition and solar energy, from 60 Second Science . All you need is clay-rich so...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Slingshots and Catapults

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Demonstrate projectile motion, e xertion, force, velocity, potential / kinetic energy, and angles with slingshots and catapults! How much ...
Sunday, June 3, 2012

3D Newspaper Shapes

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Classroom Magic , The Brainy Bunch , and Year 4  made newspaper dowels to construct 3D geometric shapes! Kids roll newspaper into dowels...
Friday, June 1, 2012

Balloon Car

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Have kids design a balloon car, bring it to class, and see who's can travel the fastest and farthest. They could uses  legos ,  sod...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Electricity with Kids

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1. Create an Art Bot that draws on it's own (featured above) , as well as other cool projects for the tech-savvy teacher, parent...
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Monday, May 28, 2012

Moon Games

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1. Awesome hands on activities from Lunar Prospector ! First, construct a lunar habitat out of recycled materials in your classroom or ho...