Classroom Program
Grades 1 – 8
Students will try their hand at inventing their own machine, and see just how well they can make it work.
CT Grades PreK – 5 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: Scientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt to search out, describe, explain and predict natural phenomena.
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.
SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY: Mathematics provides useful tools for the description, analysis and presentation of scientific data and ideas.
1.1 The sun appears to move across the sky in the same way every day, but its path changes gradually over the seasons.
A 10 Describe how the motion of objects can be changed by pushing and pulling.
4.1 The position and motion of objects can be changed by pushing or pulling.
B 8 Describe the effects of the strengths of pushes and pulls on the motion of objects.
B 9 Describe the effect of the mass of an object on its motion.
CT Grades 6 – 8 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY: Scientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt to search out, describe, explain and predict natural phenomena.
Scientific inquiry progresses through a continuous process of questioning, data collection, analysis and interpretation.
Scientific inquiry requires the sharing of findings and ideas for critical review by colleagues and other scientists.
SCIENTIFIC LITERACY: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.
Scientific literacy also includes the ability to search for and assess the relevance and credibility of scientific information found in various print and electronic media.
SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY: Scientific numeracy includes the ability to use mathematical operations and procedures to calculate, analyze and present scientific data and ideas.
7.1 Energy provides the ability to do work and can exist in many forms.
C 13 Explain how simple machines, such as inclined planes, pulleys and levers, are used to create mechanical advantage.
C 14 Explain how simple machines, such as inclined planes, pulleys and levers, are used to create mechanical advantage.
8.1 An object’s inertia causes it to continue moving the way it is moving unless it is acted upon by a force to change its motion.
C 23 Describe the qualitative relationships among force, mass and changes in motion.
