For quite some time now, the blue group has been investigating the nature of ramps, and rolling items down them, exploring how the height of the ramp impacts the travel of the items rolling. We were discussing the leaking gym roof today with the green group and someone spoke up and asked why wasn't the roof of the school made on a slope (not quite the words they used), so that the water could roll off it. We then read some books which inspired some of our young thinkers. One of the boys then decided to build a model of a home from cardboard and see if the water ran off the roof.
We would love it if we could have a guest come to our classes and speak about rooves, or ramps. Any builders, architects or engineers out there who might be willing to come in to the class and share some expertise? Please let me know if you would be interested or know someone who might.
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