Central Idea: We design, invent, and innovate to solve challenges
Useful databases:
BrainPOP Jr.
This link opens in a new windowBrainPOP Jr. engages students in Kindergarten to grade 3 through animated movies, learning games, interactive quizzes, primary source activities, concept mapping, and more.
Britannica School
This link opens in a new window"...a safe, up-to-date and age-appropriate information resource for Elementary, Middle and High School."
Enchanted Learning
This link opens in a new windowChildren's educational web sites which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment.
ResearchRocket
This link opens in a new windowArticles explore events and facts about plants, animals, fossils, science, math, the earth, health, sports, people, arts, geography, and important problems. Also, games, pictures, and activities.
Simple machines, which include pulleys, wheels and axles, levers, inclined planes, screws, and wedges, combine to create cars, which are compound machines. Click on the image to investigate lots of hands on activities creating machines.
