The Fisher Bing
Episode 39 Planet: Technology
Learning concept of the episode: Pulleys change the direction of the force we apply (e.g. pulling down instead of lifting up), and can make it easier to lift heavy things.
Story Summary
Bing and Bong arrive dressed to go fishing. However, the metal cover over the fishing hole is too heavy to move….until Bing and Bong try a pulley. With magnets on the ends of their lines to attract the Metal Fish, they get right to business. But while Bong is having all the luck, Bing can’t seem to catch anything. Then Bong snags a fish so large that Bong cannot reel it in! Both Bing and Bong try to pull it out of the water, but it is no use – until Bing remembers the nearby pulley! Bing rigs the pulley so that their combined weight and unified effort helps hoist the huge fish out of the manhole. Success! After a proud photo opportunity, the fish returns to the fishing hole and Bing and Bong head home.
Focus Early Learning Goal
Knowledge and Understanding 1: Investigate objects and materials by using all of their senses as appropriate.
Linked ELGs
KU2, M9, CLL7
Preparation
- Watch the Tiny Planets episode – The Fisher Bing
- Talk about what Bing and Bong did in the story
Talk about….
- Has anyone been fishing like Bing and Bong? Were the fish metal?
- Working together to be able to lift something heavy
- What will ‘stick’ to a magnet?
Focus Activity
Go fishing
Follow-on Activities
- Test other objects with the magnets
- Look for examples of pulleys – pictures of cranes, toy construction vehicles etc
Go Fishing!
Aim
To make and play with a simple magnetic fishing game
Resources
- Small u-shaped magnets
- Pre-cut 20cm length wooden dowel
- String, thin card, paperclips
- Coloured pencils and scissors
- Large bowl
Guidelines
- Work together in a small group
- Encourage children to design and cut out a number of fish and attach a paper clip then put them in the bowl
- Make the rods by tying the magnet with a length of line to the wooden dowel (secure with sticky tape or glue)
- As a counting game or as role play – go fishing!
Key Vocabulary
Catch, pull, numbers 1-10, heavy, light, more than, less than
Health & Safety
Ensure that the wooden dowels are smooth at the ends to avoid splinters. Provide children with scissors that cut well but are not sharp at the ends.
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