Monday, March 30, 2015

Pendulum Play

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                             We built a pendulum using PVC pipes.
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          We learned to set up blocks and other items to knock down. 
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We learned how to pull the pendulum back and let it go, or sometimes run with
                                       it through the blocks.
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                              Then we set up more blocks
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                                  and even more blocks
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                            Then we knocked them down again.

2 comments:

  1. This looks like a really wonderful science activity, since a pendulum is a simple machine! Did you place the little rugs on the sides to give the children a spot to stand on out of the way of the swinging ball? And what did you tie on to the string? Is that a bean bag?
    Thank you!
    Heidi

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    1. The rugs are part of that play area and they were pushed apart for the pendulum so no real reason for them there. There is a hackie sac ball inside a sock hanging at the end of a rope, heavy but not too heavy. A bean bag would work too.

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