Pivotal Points
Episode 37 Planet: Technology
Learning concept of the episode: Levers change the direction and amount of force and the speed of motion. Moving the fulcrum closer to a heavy object makes it easier to lift when you push it down on the long end of the lever.
Story Summary
Bing and Bong set off to play on the Tiny Planet of Technology, but when an exceptionally large local falls asleep on top of their Frisbee, the pair has to figure out how to get him off so they can play again. They try everything imaginable to wake it up - cannons, an alarm - and nothing works. They have all but given up on their Frisbee when the seesaw they are playing with gives Bing an idea. Bing places one end of the seesaw underneath the local and pushes the other end down. The seesaw acts as a lever lifting the local off of their – leaving them free to play Frisbee once again.
Focus Early Learning Goal
Knowledge and Understanding 7: Find out about and identify the uses of everyday technology and use the information and communication technology and programmable toys to support their learning.
Linked ELGs
CLL9, M6, P8
Preparation
- Watch the Tiny Planets episode
- Talk about what Bing and Bong did in the story
Talk about…..
- How did the local prevent them from playing?
- What did Bing and Bong do to get their Frisbee back?
- Ho does a seesaw work?
Focus Activity
Lifting Machinery
Follow-on Activities
- Looking at machines that help us
- Put a large object in the room, let the children think of different ways to move it
- Use seesaw’s and scales
- Make seesaws from junk modelling materials
Lifting Machinery
Aim
For the children to understand how lifting machinery works, and use it in a practical situation
Resources
- Sand tray
- Stones
- Twigs/small logs/small pieces of wood
- Other small items
- Toy cranes, diggers etc
Guidelines
- Put the various items in the sand tray in different piles
- In pairs let the children play with the sand using the machinery
- Ask them to move various items from one side of he sand tray to the other using the machinery
Key Vocabulary
Lift, heavy, move
Health & Safety
Ensure supervision in the sand and promote safety by warning the children not throw the sand as it may cause an eye injury.
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