Balance and Motion

In science we've been learning about balance and motion.  This unit has provided students with MANY opportunities to experiment and investigate with balance and motion.  Here is a quick review of what we've done.

First, students learned how to balance a paper crawfish with and without counterweights (clothespins).

Pretty cool, huh?

After learning a little about balance students made their own mobiles which they got to take home.  We have also investigated the difference between spinning and rolling.  To learn about spinning students observed and created their own tops.

Students also investigated wheels and axles.  They created several different wheels to go on their axles and tested each one out by rolling it down a ramp.  Students came to a consensus that the two small discs worked as the best wheels.

Now we move on to discussing Thanksgiving in Social Studies!