This year we are focusing in on motion. Students are using blocks of all kinds to create structures that allow them to manipulate a marble in many ways. They create structures that allow the marble to go up a ramp, down a ramp, change direction, round corners, reflect off of objects, and to leave the structure before returning once again to that very structure.Along with the blocks the studnets use cove molding as tracks for the marble to run on. Students learn about slope, constant speed, increased speed, decreased speed, reflection, gravity, and a slough of motion concepts. Some of the added benefits is that of team coperation, structural supports, bridge concepts, and an endless outlet for them to try new ideas and to be as creative as possible.
Lucy may or may not be doing this in her Monti school? If not, I have a video that shows what this is all about Dan if you are interested.
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Her school doesn't have anything like that, exactly. Though I've seen the sets that allow for the building of such structures. They look very cool.
Would you be interested in watching the dvd? You could use the things around your house to do some of the same activities. Not trying to make you do something, I just think that this would be something up your alley.
Mighty Tom, I will give you 500 bonus points in the game where points don't matter if you can tell me what tree spieces the cove molding is made from.
Let me take a guess. White pine.
Wrong my fine looking friend. White pine is primarily used for ship masts and Christmas trees. They can also be used to make osb. You are welcome to try again.
without sniffing it - I'd say and hope it was poplar
Dr. Floyd Manwiller is crying right now. He is saying to himself that Mighty Tom has not studied his tree samples long enough. Look at the extra wide latewood bands on the cove molding. If you need to click on the photo to enlarge it then do so. I will give you another chance before I will be forced to remove those credits from your ISU transcripts.
No answer is the same as the wrong answer. Dan gets half a credit for getting at least the pine portion correct. Well done non-forester Dan!
*The cove molding is made from southern yellow pine.
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