Today was incredibly exciting and slightly nerve wrecking for some. The Big Bad Wolf came to Division 7 and he brought a lot of force with him. The students have been working very hard on their little pigs’ houses. We had a straw house, stick house and brick house. Students worked together to develop a plan, draw their proposal, create their vision and then observe whether or not their structure could remain standing after both a minimum and maximum amount of force was applied. 

I can not give out the results of what happened with their three structures, rather, I encourage you to ask your scientist what happened. Did all three structures remain standing? Did any of the structures fall down due to the force? Was there any movement? If so why?

How does the weight of an object affect the possibility of it being moved? If an object is lighter, does it require more or less force to move it compared to a heavy object?

Encourage your scientist to discuss how inertia was involved in this fun, hands-on and interactive activity. Hint hint* inertia* a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in motion in the same straight line unless acted upon by some external force.