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Scientists in the School
Scientists in the School challenge Grade 1s in "simple machines" activity
RHMS Grade 1 students learned about "simple machines" during a Scientists in the School workshop.
The students looked at inclined plane (slanting, flat surface); wedge (two inclined planes placed back-to-back); screw (inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder); first class levers (the fulcrum between the effort and load); wheel and axle (turns around an axle inserted through its center); and pulley (circular lever that consists of grooved wheel rotation).
The grade ones rotated through six different stops, and each had an opportunity to test their theories against results.
This is the first in a three-class presentation.
The students looked at inclined plane (slanting, flat surface); wedge (two inclined planes placed back-to-back); screw (inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder); first class levers (the fulcrum between the effort and load); wheel and axle (turns around an axle inserted through its center); and pulley (circular lever that consists of grooved wheel rotation).
The grade ones rotated through six different stops, and each had an opportunity to test their theories against results.
This is the first in a three-class presentation.
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