Congratulations for working so hard in Term 1 Division 5!
We will be working on creating our inventions in Term 2. Some students wanted to get started over the break, so we had a class discussion about some of the basic criteria. When students return from their break, we will create a marking rubric together so that students have a clear understanding of their expectations.
For now, students should keep the following in mind:
- Students are inventing a compound machine. A machine/device made with simple machines.
- Grade 4’s need at least 4 homemade simple machines that work
- Grade 5’s need at least 5 homemade simple machines that work
- The entire machine does not have to work, but each simple machine should be homemade and work
- Students need to create Instructions that explain how each part of the machine works. Label each simple machine and explain how they help to do work.