Pinewood Derby: Where BCS and BNS Physics Students Meet

The hallway outside of the Makers' Space was filled with cheering as  first graders observed BCS student designed cars race each other. The day before, BCS high schoolers visited several BNS classrooms to describe the variables that made their cars fast.  

In a few months, first graders will be designing their own cars with found objects.  BNS and BCS staff are talking about future collaborations.  Perhaps another car race?  This time with first graders testing their cars?

BCS Student

BCS Physics Teacher, William

First Grade

Third Graders Invent Instruments with Found Objects

Sound and African Instruments and Music are united in this exploration of the sound of found materials.  Can students create an instrument with at least 2 pitches?  And with enough amplification to be heard? That was the design challenge.

 

Snow Show

Even the hens get to have some fun.

Checking the winter crop under the cold frame!

 

More Second Grade Engineering

What's the use of a lever? To find out,   second graders worked to create models of simple tools.  In that way they would deepen their understanding of that simple machine!

Figuring out how the tool works.

Finding materials for the model.

Sharing results.

Now click on the links below to see Andrew's and Greta's students engineering cool catapults...

Andrew and Greta:  Thanks for sharing your amazing work.