Learning about simple machines

The children in Room 1 have been investigating simple machines. After researching the different types of simple machines the children walked around the school to see what machines they could find.

Here are some of the machines that they found:

Lever

Pulley

Wheel and Axle

Inclined Plane

Wedge

Screw

After our research the children picked what type of simple machines they wanted to become experts in. They have now started building their own machines using different materials.

These are the simple machine experts in Room 1:

Inclined Plane: Victoria, Ronan.

Lever: Florence, Ananyaa, Lana.

Screw: Asher, Leo.

Pulley: Joshua, Jackson, Maisie.

Wheel and Axle: Jack, Benjamin, William.

Wedge: Siena, CJ, Sanuka.

We are looking forward to seeing what amazing machines the children will create!

Trip to the Sky Tower

The children in Room 1 had an amazing day today at the Sky Tower!

They were very excited and looking forward to finding out what they could see. They really enjoyed the view from the top of the tower and especially the glass floor that allowed them to see all the way down to the street!

They also learned about how the tower was made, how tall it is and the safe emergency area. As we are learning about simple machines we also discussed the machines that the builders would have used to build the Sky Tower.

We would like to say a special thank you to our parent helpers Nicola, Kirsty-Anne and Fadzie. Thank you very much for helping us today!