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Be an Inventor!
Be an Inventor!
Learn about how inventors design new objects to make life's tasks easier. Inventor Michael Czarka discusses his patent for a mechanical pulley. Now that's Sci-Wiki-Tific!
*What do you think is missing from our lives?
*What should you invent?
*How will you design it? Get some paper (or a tablet) and get designing.
Analyze an Invention!
Analyze an Invention!
Watch this short video. Think about what machine you are watching.
Answer these questions:
*What does this machine do?
*How does this machine work?
*How did they design this machine?
Inventive Soil!
Inventive Soil!
Designed in the Bronx!
THEN: Historic George Washington Bridge Video
THEN: Historic George Washington Bridge Video
Go back in time 70 years! Watch this video. Think and talk about the following questions:
- What looks the same as today?
- What looks different from today?
- How do you know this video is from the past?
NOW: George Washington Bridge Time Lapse Video
NOW: George Washington Bridge Time Lapse Video
Time lapse means taking a photograph then waiting some more time go on, or LAPSE, before taking the next picture. When all the photographs are put together, it makes for an interesting view of what is happening!
Building Bridges
Building Bridges
Class 204 headed to the George Washington Bridge. Take a look at some of the photographs. Then we used snap cubes to design our own bridges that could support different weights! How cool is that?!?!?
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