York House School Blog
Mr. Britt’s Gr. 8 Science class demonstrated an important concept in Physics – force (gravity) and resistance (drag), in an egg parachute experiment.
The class was challenged to deliver an egg safely to the ground, by making a parachute out of a plastic bag. The largest parachutes (more resistance) should fall the slowest and cause the least amount of damage to the egg.
Watch them test out their parachutes in this video clip.
We LOVE Lego in Grade 2!
After a few weeks of playing with Lego and taking our creations apart, it was time for a challenge. The girls in 2H have been working together to create a toy.
Each group of four girls came up with a group name. They then got to work on the planning and implementation of their creation.
Throughout this process, we are learning how to make a deal, how to compromise, how to enact a vision, how to communicate our thinking and how to work together.
There have been a variety of associated items added to enhance the likeness of their product. This house has a table and chairs set, of course!
The next step is to create a marketing strategy for their toy. They will present their toy to the class, tell us for which age group it is intended, and identify the problem-solving strategies they used throughout this process.
