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| MACHINE DISPLAY |
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Bring in a display of some simple machines for children to examine and guess at how they work.
- Music Box
- Jack-in-the-box
- Flash light
- Toaster
- Clock
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Set out some safe tools and let children experiment by taking the machines apart. |
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At circle time, discuss what they think made each item work. |
| ITEMS THAT MAKE MACHINES MOVE
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Bring in a display of gears, wheels, springs, switches, etc. for your children to examine. |
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Ask your children, why some things do not work, even though they have wheels, or switches. |
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Machines often need sources of power to make the gears move. |
| SOURCES OF POWER
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Give examples of different machines and have children guess what type of power moves them.
- Windmill - wind
- Lamp - Electricity
- Push or wind-up toy – Man power
- Water mill – water
- Flashlight – battery
- Car – Gasoline
- Candle Christmas toy that spins - Heat
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Have children think of other machines and discuss what power they use. |
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Discuss things we still do by hand, that would be nice if a machine could do them. |
| JUNIOR INVENTORS |
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Set out art supplies, plus wires, gears, nuts and bolts, etc. |
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Let your children make a pretend machines. |
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Later, at circle time, have children explain their machine, what it does, how it helps people and what source of power it uses. |
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It is not important if the idea would really work, it is the process of exploring ideas that is important. Congratulate each child on his/her work. |
| HOW MACHINES MAKE WORK EASIER |
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Discuss simple inventions that have made work easier. |
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Name a current machine and have children discuss what people did before this machine was invented. Examples:
- Refrigerator
- Oven
- Vacuum
- Car
- Furnace
- Electric Light
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Turn off lights when not needed.