Prepare to be amazed. The students of 4K here at Proctor School used their knowledge of simple machines to tackle an engineering project. They were asked to build a machine using multiple simple machines that could move a ball from one side of the board to the other. They worked like engineers, trying various ideas out and when they did not work, they tried another idea. This project taught them to persevere and problem solve. Every student had a "CAN-DO" attitude when approaching this task. More than anything, it is our hope that they hold on to that lesson.
Remember Thomas Edison said,
"I have not failed. I have found
10,000 ways that won't work."
Our essential questions for this project were:
1. How do you use simple machines to build a device to move the ball from point A to point B?
2. Do some simple machines work better than others for this task?
3. What is the engineering process?
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