Third Graders in Mrs. Weikle’s class created Mouse Traps during a STEM project that targeted Simple Machines and 3D shapes.
Mrs. Weikle showed a Rube Goldberg inspired video before the students started their project.
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Then students broke up in groups and created their mouse traps. The traps had to contain at least one simple machine (screw, pulley, lever, wedge, inclined plane, wheel and axel). Students were prepared to explain how their mouse trap worked, and what the simple machine did to help it. They also needed to identify the 3D shapes they used when building. Most of the groups even had time to create a Pic Collage labeling the parts of their machines.
Take a look at their creations below!
Cross Posted in the Oak Grove Digital Archive.
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Wow, Mrs. Weikle, Ms. Coffey, and students. This is a fantastic project. What a great way to learn about building simple machines while having fun. Amazing!!
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