Author: Miss Dale

I have tasked P6/7 to use their forces knowledge and skills to design and build a pointless contraption with a point.

Rube Goldberg was famous for his cartoons and contraptions which used elaborate components and ridiculous elements to make a simple thing happen.

With the push of just one finger the machine would be started…

I have asked the pupils to design a machine to move a pencil along, into a sharpener and then get it sharpened.

Of course, being Holywood some pupils have decided to invent Goal Scoring machines, the Thirst Quenching machine and other creations of their own.

Some designs include electric circuits and fans, dominoes and moving cars or marbles, one even has  boat moved by a tidal wave…

We will share photos when the working models are completed.

 

A huge thank you to everyone who helped to make the day a big success…

Parents and family members for fabulous costumes and lots of great face painting.

Staff team for their costumes and great activities.

Pupils for their good humour and sense of fun.

 

We all had a great day!!

Thank you so much !

Miss Dale

If you are a parent or an annoying brother you should be a wee bit worried as the pupils have been writing spells about you!!