We have been studying Simple Machines in our 4th grade class. Students became experts in one machine, and then taught the rest of their classmates all about the information they learned. Now that we are all in-the-know, we are applying our knowledge to compound machines. There are no machines more fun than those inspired by Rube Goldberg. We just started watching a few videos in class today, and the kids asked that I post them on our blog so they can watch them at home.
I’ll be adding more as we share in them in class. Enjoy!!
This week, students will be building their own versions of Rube Goldberg machines. We will explore using RubeWorks and will watch several videos for inspiration. This particular website will be useful to students as they plan their inventions:
This is our rough schedule for the week:
Monday: Learn
Tuesday: Plan
Wednesday: Build
Thursday: Share
Our only homework this week is to re-visit this blog post to watch videos and read articles. Students are also encouraged to bring in materials to be used in their machines. I will have labels available for students to use if materials need to be returned home. Here is a list of items that would be helpful as we design our machines:
