Forces and Motion day

 Forces and Motion day

On Wednesday the 19 of august karoro school did a forces in motion day.

This is where we were put into groups with a range of year groups

scattered in them. The year rolled older people in the school had to be

good role models for the younger students because there was usually

only one teacher in the class.  The classes were easier for the older classes . 

The first class I went to was with Mrs Robbins in room 7 learning about

static electricity. To get the balloon charged we either used our hair by

rubbing it on our head or by using a wollen rag and rubbing it on the balloon.

I learnt alot about different things we could use to move with static electricity.

I didn't know that you could move water (slow running tap water) with a

charged balloon . Or pencils!

The second group I went to was in the library with  Mrs Mears and Mrs

barber. They are from shanty town and came in for the day to teach us

with their workshop. The first thing we did was a competition to see who

could make the fastest moving simple machine . We used a box, tarpaulin,

rope and stilts. We used the rope to pull the person in the box. We won

with the fastest time to get to the finish line. We also did one more task

where there was a ramp with a smooth surface like tarpaulin. We  how fast

it would go and what object would go faster compared to another object.

For the last workshop I went to room 6  to make Worllie gigs. They were

already cut out so all we had to do was decorate them and cut them if we

wanted to. I help little kids with decorating there and cutting. 

The day was really fun and I hope that we do more days like this in the

future because I had lots of fun. I also learn alot about Forces and

motion.