P1-3 have been busy exploring inventions of the past today. They have learned about how the ancient Egyptians built shadufs to help them lift water from the River Nile to water their crops.
The boys and girls constructed their own shaduf models using rods, Plasticine, string and containers. The children applied the principle of pivot points to lesson the force required to move water from one point to another.
The children used their engineering skills to create their concept designs, constructing and modifying through experience to ensure sufficient drop and counterbalance. The stability of free standing design was tinkered with and a conclusion reached that the tripod method was the most stable for this purpose. Hands on learning, developing soft skills of cooperation, discussion and idea sharing was the order of the day!
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