The first and second grade students are continuing to prepare for their Junior First Lego League project. Students will be placed into groups of three, and will create a Lego model that represents a "place of learning". Each model must have a simple machine. We have worked with gears, pulleys, and wheels and axels. This week, the students are constructing two levers, and then comparing the amount of effort needed to lift the load. The vocabulary for the lesson is fulcrum, pivot, effort, force, and load. The lesson began with the book, Scoop, Sea Saw, and Raise, a Book About Levers.
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AuthorMrs. Houseman-STEM Specialist Archives
May 2017
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