While Miss White was with us, she taught the students about Structures. To help them consolidate all their learning, she gave the students an opportunity to build their own structure - a bird feeder. After lots of hard work planning, designing and creating their bird feeders, we took them outside to test how well they would work to keep the bird feed dry. Even though it was a cold, blustery afternoon, we bundled up, and had a great time testing out our structures.
Ontario Curriculum expectations this activity fulfilled include:
Science and Technology - Understanding Structures and Mechanisms
2.3 Investigate, through experimentation, the properties of various materials (e.g. the best materials for absorbing or repelling water)
2.4 Use technological problem-solving and knowledge acquired from previous investigations, to design, build and test a structure for a specific purpose (e.g. a tent, a bird feeder)
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