Week 3: Ramps and Textures

Children pass around items with different textures and describe how they feel. Then they compare how it feels to skate in sock feet on a smooth floor versus a fuzzy carpet.

A split-screen with two ramps lets children explore and compare how surface texture (dirt, grass, metal) affects how far and how fast a coconut rolls.

Children send blocks wrapped with different textures down cardboard ramps and compare how fast they slide.

Children try to slide a stuffed animal down a cardboard ramp, then design a slippery “sled” that will let the animal slide more smoothly. They record “before” and “after” videos

Children make texture collages inside box lids. They roll a marble over the bumpy terrain and notice the way it moves.

Children try to slide a stuffed animal down a cardboard ramp, then design a slippery “sled” that will let the animal slide more smoothly. They record “before” and “after” videos

Children try to make a coconut land on a star while exploring how the amount of force, the steepness of a ramp, and the surface texture of the pathway affect how far a coconut will roll.

Children design a bowling game that will fit in a classroom space. They observe how a ball moves down different lane designs. Can you make the ball go faster? Slow down? Stop?

Children try to slide a stuffed animal down a cardboard ramp, then design a slippery “sled” that will let the animal slide more smoothly. They record “before” and “after” videos