Our Mahi Tahi (working as one) challenge this week was to build a bottle car that could be propelled for a minimum distance of 1m.
Children were grouped before they knew what the challenge was so they could think about what a propeller is and what 'propel' means. Once the challenge was presented, groups were given a few minutes to discuss, plan and decide what materials they would need.
This task requires all of the 4 Cs (Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking & Communication).
This challenge was so fun to watch and be a part of. The room was buzzing with different ideas. As well as the design, critical thinking was required when it came to the car axle (and making sure the wheels moved), attaching the propulsion device (most groups used balloons, but some used rubber bands) and how to get maximum propulsion. The groups that attached balloons with tape quickly learned that they only get one go at testing!
When we tested, most of the cars didn't move too far - one group's car spun in circles 😂 but upon discussion and reflection afterwards we now know how we would refine and improve the car designs. This is exactly what Mahi Tahi is about!!
Dear Tui,
ReplyDeletewe are Rm1 from St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Gisborne, NZ.
We liked looking at the work about bottle cars. One of our science experiments this year was to make Gummy Worms (inedible). We made them with some ingredients from MR Science.
We would like to know where abouts in NZ you are.
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Room 1
We just watched your video on gummy worms...We were wondering if they were edible or not!
DeleteWe are in Kaitaia :) We are enjoying being your buddy blogging class!