This week Mel Mel explored their PBL question through investigation how objects move and how they move together. Mel Mel was looking at different ways objects roll, bounce, spin, push and pull in helping them gain ideas of what movement they could use in their own machines. Here are some links to videos of Mel Mel hard at work investigating materials.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3_8L44Le_h6VXVhdjZqZVVPcFE/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3_8L44Le_h6QTFLeW1KWWxwUmM/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3_8L44Le_h6VXVhdjZqZVVPcFE/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3_8L44Le_h6QTFLeW1KWWxwUmM/view?usp=sharing
Mel was even keeping tally's to keep track of what objects were working.
Mel Mel from these movement investigations began sketching and writing about how the objects were moving.
Mel Mel from these movement investigations began sketching and writing about how the objects were moving.
Mel Mel also explored movement for their machines by creating their own Kinetic sculptures inspired by Anthony Howe using everyday materials.