Kindergartners are nearing the end of their force and motion unit. Connecting engineering to literacy, we read The Three Little Pigs' Sledding Adventure!
In a funny tale where the three little pigs design and build their own sleds, they quickly see the effects when they change the weight of their sleds. Will a sled of straw make it down the snow hill? How about a heavier sled of sticks? And what about a sled of bricks? How far will that one go?
The problem comes in when the big, bad wolf is waiting for them at the end of the sledding hill! How can we connect what we've learned about the weight of cars and how they crash into the crash box? Only Kindergartners will know! ;-)
In a funny tale where the three little pigs design and build their own sleds, they quickly see the effects when they change the weight of their sleds. Will a sled of straw make it down the snow hill? How about a heavier sled of sticks? And what about a sled of bricks? How far will that one go?
The problem comes in when the big, bad wolf is waiting for them at the end of the sledding hill! How can we connect what we've learned about the weight of cars and how they crash into the crash box? Only Kindergartners will know! ;-)