Classic Games for Developing Classic Physics and Engineering Knowledge
Help me give my students fun hands-on engineering and physics activities. The classic games of "Mouse Trap" "Dominoes" and "Marble Run" provide kids with ready-to-go tools needed to develop their understanding of simple machines with hands-on games!
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
I teach a motivated group of 6th, 7th and 8th grade Science and Engineering students at a Dual Immersion school in California. A high percentage of my students are English Language Learners and come from low-income households. For many of my students, they will be the first in their families to attend college and be bilingual.
Developing 21st-century skills for my science and engineering students will build a strong foundation for their future endeavors in math, science, and engineering.
This project cultivates communication, critical thinking, and collaboration skills to name a few. Middle school is a springboard for student success in high school and a precursor to college admission and achievement. I push my future scientists and engineers to engage in inquiry, higher-level thinking and problem-solving. My goal is to inspire these young minds to pursue their dreams in higher education and beyond!
My Project
The classic games of Mouse Trap, Dominos, Lego Machines, and Marble Run provide students with engaging and exciting tools that build knowledge and confidence in engineering and physics principals. Please help my students gain their foundations in these important subjects by funding our project.
Simple machines are tools with few or no moving parts that make work easier and use some form of energy to work; these classic games are the perfect classroom resource to get students engaged in learning physics!
These games provide a fundamental understanding of physics and engineering and will be a baseline to a STEM unit on "simple machines" that will conclude with building group collaborative "Rube Goldberg" machines.
These games will be foundational tools used by my aspiring scientists and engineers to grow in their knowledge, and also will provide educational games for year-end activities.
More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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