The Year Two students are learning about forces, pull and push and gravity while at the same time doing what children do best: exploring toys and playing.
By designing toys that involve various forces, students are introduced to the fundamental principles of physics and begin to understand the concept of force application and its effect on movement.
Some of students in Room G6 were experimenting with marble tracks that manipulate the trajectory, speed and direction of marbles. They observed the gravity’s influence on objects in motion and they refined their designs to optimise the marble’s journey. Others were using a pull force to control a gliding robot they have made, while another group worked on designing and building cars that use a push force to travel.
The students enjoyed working together, exchanging ideas, thinking critically, finding solutions to problems and learning by observing the practical applications of what they have studied in Science.
