Newspaper Ramps

We made some ramps out of newspaper and tape to roll a marble down. Our very first ramps didn't work because they didn't have any slope. People made the with their thinking partners (buddies). We used a lot of different strategies to make our ramps work.

 

Incline Plane Ramps

We talked about the pyramids in class today and wondered how they were built. We watched this little video about how inclined planes were used to shift the heavy bricks up to the top of the pyramids. Then we went on a ramp hunt in our school, we talked about who uses the ramps and that they were important for anything with wheels like prams, wheelchairs and scooters. Then we each got a marble with our thinking buddy and had to make a ramp using things in the classroom. Here are some pictures of some of our ideas.