The Science Van

Today we had visiting performers come to our school, from 'The Science Van'.  They talked to the whole school in a mini performance at the beginning of the day, then those of us who had paid got to go to a workshop in the afternoon.

The focus of this show, and the follow up workshop, was on the concept 'Forces'.  We learn't about Friction, and how that the 'greater force always wins'.

In the workshop, we also learn't about how that when we combine our effort (e.g. we work together), our force becomes greater than it would be on our own.  We also learn't that we can use things like silky material, and wheels to overcome friction, and if we use this with 'pushing' and 'pulling' forces we can be the greater force.

(We are hoping to publish a video of our learning but here are a few photos in the mean time that Samantha and Kayla took).