Thursday, March 3, 2016
Simple Machines - Provocation
We began our new unit of inquiry 'How the World Works' earlier this week. Children began tuning into the unit by exploring a collection of simple machines. Without any prior discussion or instructions, children explored piles of equipment. We stood back and watch as learners inquired, explored, and discussed. They wrote their observations using the visual thinking routine 'I see / I think / I wonder.'
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Ms. Karyn's class, seeing your photos about exploring simple machines reminded me of Rube Goldberg machines in art. These machines make simple tasks very complicated by adding lots of steps. Check out this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w) for a cool example.
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