Summary
A 90-second live-action clip from "Peep and the Big Wide World": real children explore how to build something that changes the way an object moves. A quick, concrete demo to pair with a circle-time investigation.
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All ages
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Discussion questions
Discussion
"Building Ramps" invites young scientists to explore how to build something that changes the way an object moves.
- What did the characters build or use to move the object?
- How did their idea change the way it moved?
- What would you change to make it work better?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: push, pull, ramp, build, move.
Try it: Prop a book to make a ramp and roll a toy car down it. Raise the ramp higher — does the car go farther?