On Tuesday, January 11th, RiverRun students began studying simple machines with Anne Bateman, educator at the Scotia-Glenville Traveling Children's Museum.
They made simple propeller flyers
There were lots of examples and hands-on exploration of simple machines:
incline planes
wheel and axle
incline plane and a wheel/axle
screw
pulley
Students experimented with the folcrum and lever -
discussing load and use of a handle
discussing load and use of a handle
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