Simple Machines

Simple machines are all around us and make our lives easier. Here we see the students creating a playground that displays 6 simple machines (wheel and axle, pulley, screw, wedge, incline plane, and lever) they use everyday.

Solar Panels

Students are creating solar panels and exploring solar energy as a renewable source of energy.

Thermometer

The students are making thermometers to demonstrate their understanding of temperature and how it's measured. On their thermometers they have designed different weather patterns and articulates of clothing associated with that temperature.

Insulators and Conductors Experiment

The students are doing an experiment involving the movement of thermal energy. Thermal energy moves from hot areas to cold areas and different materials can either allow or hinder this movement of energy. The students are holding 4 different materials (steel cup, foam cup, plastic cup, coffee cup) with equal amounts of ice in each. They want to see which material will best transfer the heat from their hands to the ice therefore melting it. The material that allows easy movement of energy (heat) is called a conductor and a material that slows down the movement is called an insulator.