Wind tubes in 1D today! #BrooklineInnovates #ecs

1st grade experimenting with changing variables of weight, surface area, and shape to make their "snowflakes" hover. Awesome perseverance as multiple iterations lead to success! #ecs #BrooklineInnovates

"It feels so light!" Grades 5 and 6 thinking of gears as levers. A ratio of 5:1 in the length of the input to output levers will generate 5x the torque! Useful if you are trying to design a 3D printed car powerful enough to climb a hill . . . #BrooklineEd #BrooklineInnovates #ECS

Trade-off for greater force with a longer lever? Longer distance traveled! These levers have a 1:5 ratio. Measuring one "John head" with the long side = 20cm. On the short side, 4cm. We get 5x force but must travel 5x the distance! #BrooklineEd #ECS #BrooklineInnovates

Continuing talking about rotation in KG. Students are creating their own custom 3D printed Legos to make "Beyblades" during choice time. #BrooklineInnovates #ECS

3D cars: Sometimes students can be each other's best resource. Trouble shooting challenges we are having with car design based on collective experience so far. #BrooklineEd #ECS #BrooklineInnovates

Awesome work going on in 7G Science. Students' designs are becoming reality as the ecosystems are built!

Some third graders have been extending their multiplication skills by building scale models of library furniture in preparation for a library redesign. Authentic work! #BrooklineInnovates #ECS

Valentine's Day "squishy circuits" in 1st grade today! Students started with a model and then got creative with the principles they learned! Some really had to test and retest to get them to work! Keywords: current, circuit, conductor, insulator. #ecs #BrooklineInnovates

Amazing work by the Black History Month Committee and all of the classrooms who contributed to the Black History Month Alphabet. Such an impressive celebration!

Exploring electromagnetic induction in 5th grade with 3D printed DC motor demonstrations and making connections to where our electricity comes from. #ECS #BrooklineInnovates

More work with grade 5 today as a precursor to the windmill design challenge. In this picture, we are looking at how like charges repelling can be translated to rotational motion. #ECS #BrooklineInnovates

All groups have moving cars! Ratios of students' gearboxes are ranging from 3:2 all the way up to 9:1. On to wheel design! This group has been analyzing the cause of their car's heavy favoritism for left-hand turns! Tons of perseverance. #ECS #BrooklineInnovates #BrooklineEd

7th graders started working on their visuals for drawing attention to their argument essays-infographics and videos. Many thanks to graphic design experts Marcy Sacks, Mary Allen, and Andy Dean for bringing their expertise and authenticity to the work. #BrooklineInnovates #ECS

Grade 7 infographics are coming out really well! Students have taken on some serious issues. Students have been making great use of design principles and web-based software. Looking forward to seeing the rest roll of the presses! #ecs #BrooklineInnovates

Custom tire design using flexible filament is happening in grades 5 and 6! Students have tested their bare wheels for average velocity and are now design custom tires. They will be comparing performance and making design changes based on the results. #BrooklineEd #ECS

MiniMo is operational! Baker's Mini Mobile Makerspace is up and running. Teaching is a design learning process in itself: This new cart is easier for teachers to move from class to class and can be stocked with all necessary tools and supplies. Here we go gr. 5 windmills! #ecs

Making is still happening, even in a remote setting! Kids have been doing hands on projects with Rube Goldberg machines, squishy circuits, and #microbits. Thanks to Brookline Education and the PTO!

What behaviors does a good scientist exhibit? Thinking like scientists and engineers in our wind tube challenge. Trying to get a coffee filter creation to hover for five seconds in the goal zone!

Coming together as a class, practicing communication, coordination, and teamwork as we cross the treacherous Hot Chocolate River!