Strength in Girders
Episode 40 Planet: Technology
Learning concept of the episode: Buildings are stronger when they are constructed with a framework.
Story Summary
Bing and Bong come upon some Robots who are welding girders together to construct a bridge. As the pair continues on, they arrive at a small Flocker house, but when Bing knocks on the door, it collapses into a cloud of dust. They try to reassemble the house but when a Flocker riding a big metal wheel goes by causing a vibration, the house falls apart again! Recalling the bridge, Bong has an idea. Wearing their hard-hats, Bing and Bong rebuild the Flocker home along with the Robots, using girders to make a sturdy frame for the house. Now the house is durable and ready to withstand the elements.
Focus Early Learning Goal
Knowledge and Understanding 5: Build and construct with a wide range of objects, selecting appropriate resources and adapting where necessary.
Linked ELGs
KU6, M2, M3, M6, M7, CLL18
Preparation
- Watch the Tiny Planets episode
- Read the Tiny Planets book
- Talk about what Bing and Bong did in the story
Talk about….
- Why did the Flocker’s house fall down?
- What did Bing and Bong use to build the house?
- What kind of house do you live in? How many doors/bedrooms etc?
- Do you know the number of your house?
Key Activity
Building with Bong
Follow-on Activities
- Build bridges and houses with other construction equipment: compare the effectiveness of smooth wooden bricks to plastic bricks which have a linking mechanism
- Relate the traditional story of The Three Little Pigs
- Imaginative play as Bing and Bong in their hard-hats building the house
Building with Bong
Aim
To construct a street of houses from reclaimed resources and use them to develop understanding of number
Resources
- Variety of small cardboard boxes and other junk modelling materials
- Scissors, glue (PVA and glue sticks), masking tape
- Felt tip pens
Guidelines
- Encourage children to be creative
- Show children how to make joins with cardboard by making cuts and folding out flaps
- Help children to label their houses with their name and a number and create a row of houses
- Use the houses as a number line for counting and subtracting
Key Vocabulary
Numbers 1-10, less than, more than, before, after
Health & Safety
Children need sharp, effective scissors to cut cardboard, so ensure that they have been shown how to handle scissors with care.
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