Friday, January 27, 2012

How does it work? Take it apart!

CG and SA wanted to take apart an old toy and see how things are built. 

This ended up being a really good science lesson. They learned about gears, motors, sound, soldering, battery power, electric power, the list goes on and on. They used some problem solving skills to take apart some of the toys. This led to discussions about how the toys were made.

Mom's lesson give a child an old toy and a small screwdriver and they will be happy for hours.



8 comments:

  1. Family Dollar as a nice little tool set for $5. Just sayin'! LOL

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  2. This is awesome! Such great lessons can be found in taking things apart.

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  3. What a great idea!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday! Have a great week!

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  4. That is very clever. When my kids get older and stop putting things in their mouths I am going to try this.

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  5. Hmmm, we have yet to try something like this. We will have to experiment. Thanks for sharing on Monday Madness.

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