A collect of catapults for kids to make and learn with! Children can design and create their own catapults. Playful learning activities with catapults!
STEM Project Design and & build a model of a water slide following specific rules. Test by pouring water to take a passenger down the chute. So fun!
Here's a perfect way to learn about Newton's 3rd Law. This upper elementary STEM Challenge is a student favorite and easy prep for you. Editable lab sheets are included and will guide students through the design process. What is the challenge? Students will use materials to design and create a Newton’s Cradle. In this event, students will review what they know about the laws of motion- especially the third law. Students will have to build the frame for the device, a way to attach strings to the marbles, and a way to attach strings to the frame. This can include measuring as the length of the strings is a factor. What is your prep? You will need supplies in addition to this package. This includes craft sticks, straws or beads, masking tape, marbles, string, low-temp glue guns, and glue- one glue gun per team. The option of using low-temp glue for the assembly is yours to make. You may want to ask for parental help in your classroom- depending on the age of your students. NOTE: This was tested with fifth graders and is recommended for that age group or older students. This is an amazing challenge, but it is a challenge. It may take many tries to get the strings attached and working. Students will love the task and cheer when their device works - even if it works imperfectly! The package specifically includes: Cover Teacher background Materials and preparation page 9 pages of teacher directions Constraints list in 2 styles A special page of information about Newton’s Laws of Motion 5 pages of photographs Student lab sheet in 2 versions Scoring rubric Terms of Use page Forms for this challenge are provided in an editable format! Student answer sheets are not included, but samples from student work are included in the teacher direction pages. The page count listed for this package includes everything. This challenge will need 1 - 2 class sessions to complete. We needed two full-class sessions to complete this project. This challenge works perfectly with these Newton challenges: Build a Bottle Car Build an Egg Car ➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM Challenge in a bundle of 3! ➡️ Click here to save 20% on this STEM Challenge in a bundle of 6! NEWTON'S LAWS The simplified version of the third law is that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So How Does This Apply to Newton’s Cradles? This is easily demonstrated with a purchased Newton’s Cradle. We had to drop one marble, then 2, then 3, and then 4 to get every student to see that the force is always equal and works the same on opposite sides. Building a Newton’s Cradle is the perfect item to share with the third law of motion. ***************************************************************************** Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies, and product launches: Click here to follow my store. It’s that easy to receive email updates about Teachers Are Terrific! ***************************************************************************** Thank you so much, Teachers Really are Terrific!
Who knew playing with straws could be so fun? Straw bridges are a great whole class activity that also sharpens students' STEM skills!
Fourth graders at Maine Memorial Elementary used squirt guns to practice measuring angles! They also made predictions of how far the water w...
There's no point in denying it anymore: I just really don't have the kind of time and energy for sewing and blogging that I used to. Between work and climbing, there is just not that much left over. I tried to deny it for months, occasionally blaming myself for not sewing or blogging in the evenings I was at home. I'm not going to do that anymore. I love sewing and I love this blog but there are just 24 hours in a day and sometimes, I'm just tired. I'll just have to change the way I plan my sewing projects. Plan them in way many of you probably always have. Just make simple things when I'm busy or prepare for a well-considered bigger project in the weekend and keep working on it in short little installments during the week. I started with the first option last weekend. I finally tried out Studio Faro's Kimono Twist Dress. Basically, it is just a variation on the kind of twist I have often used before but I thought it looked quite elegant from the first time I saw it. As usual, I didn't quite follow all the instructions. Those are for a dress in a woven fabric with a soft hand, with the twist at the high hip. I'm old-fashioned and I like the narrowest point of a dress to be at the narrowest point of me, so I put the twist at the waistline. I also made the dress in jersey so I used my sloper for fitted knitwear. I also kept the pattern in two pieces. Much more economical in its use of fabric. I thought it was an easy pattern to draft but I was a bit nervous about the end result. In the original instructions, it is described as "a little daring, showing lots of leg and décolletage". That twist is the only thing holding the dress together at center front. My fears were justified. I will take pictures later this week. The dress covers enough if you are standing perfectly still but move around in it and it gets a bit too revealing. I'm not feeling to bad about it though. It will serve me well as a light robe and working on this helped me develop other ideas. More about those and pictures of the dress soon!
From the chandelier-dripping to the fully marbled and the lavishly appointed
Architect Íris Cantante realized a restaurant in Argentina with cozy wooden features that aims to make the parents just as happy as the children.
Found photo of people I don't know. Can you say big hair?
Here's some shots of new work I finished today
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After seeing Grant Snider's cute and clever illustrations pop up on a number of blogs, I was led to his site where I ended up spending a good part of my
I run into the problem regularly. Students have a hard time remembering where they pulled a book from if they decide they don’t want to check it out. This seems to happen more in the non-fiction section, where Dewey Decimal rules. We do our best, but the fact that it’s a challenge means more can […]
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MUST TRY spinning Christmas trees expeirment is super cool and EASY! This holiday science project is perfect STEM idea for December.
Who doesn't like an Aperol Spritz! A fun, virant print to remind you of summer cocktail parties. Designed by Fox and Velvet and published by East End Prints. Available in A2 (42x59.4cms), A3 (29.7 x 42cms) The prints are printed with a giclée printing process on 210gsm acid free archival paper to ensure fine art quality and longevity from fading. All stock is made to order to minimise waste, meaning your order is printed just for you. The paper is supplied by FSC accredited sources. This print is sent direct from the publishers and will be delivered separate to any other item on your order. Frame not included. Delivery Standard – FREE over £50, or £3.75 4-7 business days delivery - Express delivery is NOT available. ReturnsThese items will be made especially for you and can only be returned if they are faulty, do not fit their description, or do not meet with your instruction.
Having a long day at work? Client giving you a hard time? Boss being a prick? Then indulge in some meme therapy and brighten up your day. Memes stimulate
Midcentury Americans lived in perpetual fear of nuclear annihilation from the Commies.
BRIEF: Designers have long been concerned with new and visionary types of public space to support socially oriented human interaction whether through spatial or technological means, from uto…
