What is a Force?

Ready, aim, FIRE!

We learned that a force is a push or pull that may make something move.

So we did a little experiment.

We took turns pulling back the rubber band and shooting the marble across the room. Of course this was VERY exciting.  We pulled the rubber band back farther each time.  

Here is what we learned...

1.  The farther we pulled the rubber band back the faster and farther the marble went. 

2.  The greater the force the farther the object will go.

3-2-1 Egg Drop!

We have been studying forces and motions.  We have learned that gravity is a force.  We have been exploring how much FUN gravity can be.  We went out to the playground and noticed all the equipment that wouldn't be fun without our dear friend gravity.  Imagine the slide, the pole, and the swings without gravity...boring!
Today, we had fun AGAIN with gravity. We tested out our egg boxes.  We dropped them off the playground equipment.  Most of our eggs survived!

Paige's box...

it worked!

Brielle's box...

it worked!

Wyatt's box... 

it worked!

Shea's box...

it worked too!

We took our egg drop challenge to the next level.  We dropped a few from our classroom window!

Morgan's egg...

survived the ultimate drop!

Jordan's egg...

didn't survive the ultimate drop, but it did survive the playground!

What is it that we used to protect our eggs from gravity?

  

            Pillows,                           newspaper and tissue,

peanut butter,

              t-shirts,                     lots and lots of toilet paper,

and bubble wrap!