Push or pull...

Today we have been doing even MORE research for our car design. We have been learning all about pushing and pulling. When we push or pull we are using energy to move our car. Check out this cool website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/pushes_pulls.shtml

At our grand prix we need to make sure we push our vehicle hard. When we push our vehicle hard we are transferring lots of energy into our car. The energy makes our car travel really far. Energy is something that let's us do things. There are lots of different kinds of energy.

Some things around us that use energy are:
People walk (Ava S.)
Shark uses energy to swim (Seth)
Motorbikes use energy to move (Jordon)
Computer uses energy (Mia J.)
Birds fly (Mia L.)
Fans use energy (Madilynn)
Horses use energy when they move with their legs (Annalise)
Dogs run and use energy (Braith)
Kicking the ball and running and getting the ball uses energy (James)
Running uses energy (Liam)

Week 4

We were SO lucky this week to have a visit from Nucrush trucks!  We were very excited to learn about how trucks move, how different parts of the truck move, and what different trucks are used for.  Have a look at some  of our photos:

We got to sit in the truck and have a look at the different buttons that move the different parts of the truck.

 We also got to press the button on the radio and talk to our friends in the other truck!

Look at us lining up!  We are so excited; it was hard to stand still and wait our turn!!

Thank you Nucrush! We had a great visit with you!