Bean Sorting and Nutcracking

MHC After 3 Students at Fieldale Community Center sorted beans, practiced estimation, and created beanbag games during the "Making and Tossing Bean Bags" program from After School Science Plus.

In "Nutty Investigations" the students created a nutcracking device and determined which nuts have the hardest shells to crack. They then discovered by testing which nuts have the highest fat content.

The Inventors at Martinsville Boys and Girls Club

The students at the Martinsville Boys and Girls Club learned about simple machines on January 26th. They then created invetions using them: the pulley, lever, wedge, inclined plane, and wheel and axle. Their challenge was to create a machine that would lift a can from the floor up to rest on a chair. They had to use at least three simple machines and could not touch the can with their hands. They were very creative and inventive!

"We made a contraption to pick up a can and put it on top of a chair. We used plastic containers, straws, string, tape, and an egg carton. We had a wheel and axel, lever, and a pulley."

-Helen Nguyen