Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Taking the cars to new heights.

This morning there was a very unusual object left in the car area in Foxes classroom. A mysterious plank of wood and some accessories were lying on the floor. Mateo was quick to notice that this would make "an excellent ramp". He spotted how the end of the ramp clipped onto the doweling.

Archie and Riley decided to investigate to see if different cars went different distances after travelling down the ramp. They soon realised it wasn't fair if Archie started at the top and Riley in the middle. Archie decided that it was important that they both started "in the same place at the same time to make it fair."
Crowds soon started to gather eager to find out what was happening. Suggestions were made "to see what happens when it's not as high". T

he carpet was deemed to be "too bumpy" by Emmanuel so Riley suggested the "ice floor would be better" meaning the laminate flooring. The ramp was quickly relocated and the experimenting began again.





1 comment:

  1. What a lot of discovery learning! What a good idea to leave the construction of the ramp to the problem solving experts. It certainly looked tricky to put together when I first saw it this morning. Miss Sullivan

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