Whales Explore More About Force and Motion
/We’ve had a fabulous time digging deeper into the concept of force and motion over the last two weeks. We’ve explored how the force of gravity and friction affects the world around us. We looked at the work of big machines and tried to mimic the forces of push and pull that they use to do large jobs. We decided it was easier to dig a deep hole using the movements of an excavator than simply digging by hand!
As luck would have it, we got to watch a digger and dump truck do some work right outside the piazza fence at the ELC! We were so excited to “narrate” the movements of the big vehicles, and the men doing the work. We shouted, “push!” “pull!” “lift!” “dump!” “friction!” “gravity!”.
When we began to think about how friction can change the direction of objects in motion, we put our ideas to the test and played a game of Human Bumper Bowling outside in the quad. It was rollicking good fun!
