Science

We are studying Balance and Motion!

We are working on Balance right now where the kids are exploring counterweight, counterbalance and stabililty. The second concept will be Spinners where the kids will demonstrate spinning and look for different ways to produce rotational motion. The final part of the kit is Rollers. During this section, the students will look at slopes and compare rolling systems. They will also investigate which variables affect how an object rolls.



The children were given a cup of materials and a picture of a mobile. They had a two part challenge..... Build the mobile, then get it to balance! The children used paper cups to make rollers and made predictions about how it would roll down a ramp. Then, they designed rollers that would roll straight down the ramp! The students applied their knowledge of motion and balance to design a runway that would allow a marble to roll all the way through from start to finish with only gravity as the force!