This week, the children in Year 5 have been introduced to a STEM challenge set by the Beamish Museum. In the first session we had a visit from Beamish where they explained the challenge: to make a toy crane out of K-Nex pieces. There are a number of rules as a team that we have to abide by, for example it has to be less than 1 metre and be able to lift and move an object with a minimum weight of 30g.
The children were able to have a practise using the K-Nex pieces and began to understand how it works. We are looking forward to the upcoming weeks where we begin our design and creation process, ready for the presentation at the Beamish Museum.
Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or offends other people.
Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can.
Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect other people.
