Rube Goldberg!!

The CCATS 3rd grade have been studying about simple machines and complex machines. Then we learned about a man named Rube Goldberg who used simple and complex machines to make crazy contraptions that were extremely complicated just to perform a very simple task! The students had to come up with their own Rube Goldberg contraption. Here are some of them in the progress of working on them! My room will never be the same!!

My tables make great inclined planes!

I hope that dinosaur doesn't lose a tooth trying to pull the light switch!

Taylor is trying to figure out how to get the ball to go in the correct direction!

This might work!

That's starting to look complicated!

Kennedy and Esteban are working hard on a chain reaction,
while Kaitlyn is studying her contraption.

This looks like a mess, but I promise they are working hard!

Esther has decided to use my board to plan instead of
erasing so much on her paper!

Lauren and Talyor are using bookcases, tables, books, and all kinds of stuff,
just to throw a bottle away!

Getting everything lined up!

Kennedy is ready for a test run! Esteban isn't so sure!

That's a long domino book line!

Will the truck go down this?

The books will send it rolling!

Dominoes to knock a water ball into a dump truck!

This looks like a complicated way to throw a bottle away!

Binder ramps, a stuffed dog, a dog bowl....What's up here?

Oh, dog food in a bag! 

They want to press a button on this computer.

   

Starting by swinging this ball!

This is the Nerf gun that will fire at the computer.

A string is attached to the trigger.

That is attached to the ball!

Piper, Jolee, and Landon are working hard getting theirs set up!

Lane and Breanna are ready for a test run!

Brayden and Edward are being secret in a corner about theirs. 

Macy and Micah are setting up!

Micah looks confused!

Lane and Breanna are refining their project!

Lily and Blake are using some strength to set their project up!

It looks like Brayden and Edward are getting some ideas going!

What's up Landon? 

It's a Landon in a box! Pop goes Landon!

Breanna is ready to try again!

Is it going to work this time?

The beginning of Lily and Blake's project! Using a wheel and axle to push a ball.

That will fall into the basket.

That will activate the pulley and make the basket flip the light switch!

That's one way to stabilize your box!

Edward and Brayden are getting set up to test it!
By the way, that box is a TV!

Those are some big books to use as dominoes!

Wow! What have you boys come up with!

Piper thinks she has it lined up! Landon is checking!

Is that one of my chess pieces on that skateboard?!?

Jolee is resting while holding the skateboard steady on the ramp!

Oh, you want to press the intercom button!

That's why you needed a nosey chess piece!

Back in Time to the American Revolution!!

The 5th grade CCATS had a chance to journey back in time to the birth of our great nation! We took a field excursion to the American Village, where the history of the formation of our country comes to life! The students learned about the major people who played a role in the development of our country, our independence, and our constitution. They also participated in the learning of social rituals of the 1700's! The American Village took us from the time of Colonization by Britain to the formation of our government and first president!

We learned about how hard it was to hit a target with a musket! 

Seeing a musket fired was really neat!

The CCATS troops are reporting for duty to serve in the American army!

Ryan was selected as our flag carrier!

Getting our orders!

Telling us what is expected of the troops!

Learning how to load a musket!

Jadon is presiding as President of our meeting, while Tyrun gives his opinion!

Camryn now gives her reasons to become a separate country!

Sydney speaks her mind on whether we should break free from Britain!

Jacyn adds her opinion, also!

Jadon calls for a vote to become a separate country!

A statue of George Washington that he laid in plaster for to make it exact!

Our secret meeting of the brothers to thwart the British troops!

Some of the students speak their mind about our plans!

Cameron and Camryn look thrilled to learn the dance of the 1700's!

Round and round they go!

Jadon is really unsure about this!

Camryn is getting lessons from George Washington's granddaughter! 

Cameron, Camryn, and Anaiyah listen to the directions intently!

Trinity, Jada, and Braydon are watching intently!

These boys are just glad they were not chosen!

A front row seat to see the dancing!

Gavin and Tyrun are helping teach the boys how to bow properly!

The girls learn to curtsy! 

They practiced their bowing and curtsying! 

The girls are learning how to do a proper small dip curtsy!

Lots of participation for this trip!