After winter break we have started learning about forces and motion with our students. Last week on Friday all our Grade 3 students went on a field trip to a playground in the center of the city. The goal was to observe various forces at work, identify simple machines and have good fun.
The weather was great for the trip and our hour at the playground flew by in a wink of an eye. When we arrived back to school my EFL student had to solve a slide challenge. After watching a video about various slides, the children had to solve the problem of how to go faster down the slide without changing the slide itself.
We had a meaningful discussion and several children came up with great ideas. Pouring water, liquid soap or oil down the slide to lessen the friction were the best solutions. It was a very engaging lesson and the idea came from Mystery Science.
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| The swings were everyone's favourite fun! |
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| Sean and his friend had a great learning experience pushing and pulling the playground equipment. |
