Simple Machines: Screws

We did some thinking about what screws are used for.

Niamh - something that you can build with

Ataahua - screws help you with jobs

Bastian - helps you stick wood together

Aria - they help you to make things

Te Arani - helps you put the nails in the wood

Ara - stick wood together

Emersyn - stick the floor together

They are a simple machine because they help people. We had fun exploring how they work and classifying them according to size and shape.

We looked closely at screws to identify their parts. We looked at the threads, which are inclined planes. Look at our first and second attempts at drawing them. #GrowthMindset

Reece's First Attempt

Reece's Second Attempt

Olive was able to use the screw driver with ease! She was first to get the screw all the way into the sponge!

Jock's Second Attempt