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Monday was the start of our STEM week and we had a lot of fun
making structures with some of our parents and carers.

The different groups had to choose which challenge they wanted to do then plan, cost and build it!

Engineering Challenge

 

Specifications:

Tower: must be at least 1 metre high; hold one Lego person at the top; cost no more than £50.

Big Wheel: must turn; hold 4 Lego people; cost no more than £80.

Bridge: must be at least 50cm in length; hold the weight of at least five toy cars; cost no more than £100.

 

 

 

 

Cost of materials

Art straws £1 each

Paper clips 50p each

Paper fasteners £1 each

Roll of tape £20

Pair of scissors £5

One piece of card £2 per A4 sheet

PVA glue and spreader £5

One newspaper £20

Electric circuit (with motor) £15

Cotton reel £1

Pulley and elastic band £2 (includes washers)

What fantastic results! Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to work with us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working Carousels

We used an electric circuit with a motor in it to make our models spin round.

Team Challenge

Year 4 joined us for Moving Up Day.

We worked as a team to make a 'caterpillar track' using newspaper.

The first team to test if it worked!

Now for a race. Be careful!

The winners!

Super Heroes

The world will be a safer place with THESE super heores around...

Fire Girl

T.I Tanium

Lazer Lady

Hat Man - you wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of him!

Mrs Wormwood... Good or Bad!!!

This is a scary one!

Gadget Dude ready for action!

Fairground Models

We designed and made models of Swing Boats.

Native American Houses

Click on this picture to go to the Bigorrin website. It will tell you all about the Native Americans Homes of North America.

An Inuit house.

A wigwam.

Tipis and totem pole in the Central Plains

More Sub-arctic scenes.

Pueblos for the desert dwellers.