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 Middle Years Excursion Program (Grades 3-8)
37 Hall Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
                                Phone: 03 9372 8728 Fax: 03 9372 8727         Print PDF Form

Workshop 1: EXPLORING MECHANISMS

Grade 3-4






 




Grade 5-8

A:

LIFTING LEVERS

Investigate first class, second class & third class levers in action while building a picker-upper for grandpa's glasses



B:

GEARS & GADGETS

Explore basic principles of gearing. Students will gain an understanding of gear ratios
and gearing up of a merry-go-round.










C:

FREE WHEELING & INCLINED PLANES

Build a Billycart to investigate how adding weight and changing wheel size effects the distance a car travels on an incline

D:

BRIDGES, TOWERS & STRUCTURES

Investigate form and function of arches. Test strength and weakness. Build towers and stablise them with cables. Design your own bridge and test to destruction!

 E:

PULLEYS

Investigate compound belt drives, changing direction of rotation and speed while creating an entertainment machine.


Workshop 2: EXPLORING ENERGY

Grade 3-4




 

Grade 5-8

A.

LEGO GRAND PRIX

Explore the use of a LEGO capacitor to demonstrate the transfer, transformation and storage of energy. Build a car and use stored energy to compete in the LEGO Grand Prix.







B.

LEGO LAND YACHT

Build a LEGO Land Yacht and use wind power to see it sail. Explore how you can store energy to use fo a non windy day. Make your yacht efficient as possible.




C.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Explore the use of solar power and wind power. Discover how energy can be stored, transferred and transformed to run a ferris wheel.

 





D.

GO SOLAR

Build a LEGO house. Explore the use of solar power to turn on lights, and even operate a cooling system.

E.

PUMP IT UP

Explore LEGO pneumatic pumps, valves & cylinders to create air power. Inves 

 

Workshop 3: ROBOT ADVENTURES

Grade 3-4





 

Grade 5-8

A.

WeDo ROBOSoccer

Using new WeDo build a LEGO robot goalie and take the challenge to program and control it to stop you from scoring goals.




B.

WeDo CROCBOT

Build and program a LEGO crocbot with a motor and motion sensor to eat anything that comes its way.





C.

NXT ROBODance

Using MINDSTORMS NXT, program a robot to dance by controlling motors and light sensors.




D.

NXT SPACE RESCUE

With NXT robots  program light sensors and control motors to complete a rescue mission out of this world.

E.

ADVANCING WITH ROBOTS

Create more complex programs for the NXT robot using sensors & motors. Your robot will know how to follow a black line to find its own way around

 

 

Workshop 4: MOVIE MAKING

Build LEGO Movie Sets. Film the action using the LEGO camera and computer. Add titles, sound effects and edit to create blockbuster'. Choose a theme from the three choices below. Sit back to watch a show of short movies!!

Grade 5-8




 

Grade 5-8

A.

THE ADVENTURERS

B.

PIRATE ISLAND




C.

JOURNEY INTO SPACE










 

Suggested Timetable Rotation

10.00am - 11.00am
Morning Tea
11.30am - 12.30pm
Lunch in Park
1.30pm - 2.30pm

 

Cost (incl gst)

$7.70 per person for 1 workshop
$12.10 per person for 2 workshops
$16.50 per person for 3 workshops

 

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