Movement and Simple Machines · Engineering & Design

The Design Challenge

Applying scientific knowledge to build a solution for a specific movement problem.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we use materials to move an object across the room without touching it?
  2. 2What would happen if we changed the shape of our design?
  3. 3How do we know if our machine is successful at doing its job?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: STEM Skills and Connections - Grade 2ON: Structures and Mechanisms - Grade 2
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Science
Unit: Movement and Simple Machines
Period: Engineering & Design

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