To integrate some winter fun with the 2nd grade force and motion and measurement standards, the students designed and created snowball catapults. They were given 2 large and 8 small craft sticks, rubber bands, and a snowball (cotton ball). After creating a working catapult, the students improved their designs to try and get the catapults to launch the snowball as far as possible. They used inches or centimeters to measure the snowball's distance.
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To get into the Thanksgiving holiday spirit, students were given 5 sheets of copy paper and 30 cm of tape to design and create a table that would hold a can of food. It took some trial and error, but many groups were able to hold not just one, but two cans of food with their tables! The students also integrated sequential writing by explaining what they did.
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