Communication ECA Phase 1 Class 1: Powered Car Race 20200108

Last class we worked on a battery powered car. We used gears to connect the motor to the wheels and experimented with different sizes of gears and wheels to increase its speed. When using a big gear on the motor and a small gear on the wheels, one rotation of the big gear will spin give the small gear multiple spins allowing our wheels to move faster for each turn the motor does. This took our cars to the next level with their speed!!! We all had a chance to try out our cars and race them. Looking forward to seeing you all next week!!!

DRAG CAR

Welcome to a whole new season oof lego challenge.  New people and old friend are all having fun in the first class.  For the first day, we use different gear sets and wheels to build the fastest drag race car.  It is challengeable for their age but what surprise me is that they have sort it out by themselves.  Big shout out to Leo for complete the all car by himself.  That is a huge improvement for him.  I love how Chris is so active in the class to answering questions and listening to my instructions.  Arthur’s social skills is what makes him special.  He loves to have a chat with others and share his thoughts to us.  Joshua has incredible lego skills.  He finished building first and help others with their car.  Adrian is a lego MasterBuilder in his age.  He just heads down and gets the job down with little problems for himself.  He must have played tons of lego at his home.  Last but not least, Nicholas is the ultimate drag race champion today.  He finished First in all the race.  The reason he win all of it, it is that he has the larger gear on the motor axle and smaller gear on the wheel axle.  Which means when the gear turns, the wheel spins more times;  and he has the largest wheel on the back end with smallest in front.  That is how to make an ultimate drag race car.  

Communication ECA Phase 1 Class 1: Car Race 20170911

Hello! It was really great meeting you all last week! Last class we built a model car using a battery pack and a motor. We learnt about connecting gears and used our knowledge of gear ratios on our cars! We found out that when the big gear is attached to the motor it spins the small gear faster giving our cars more speed. Everyone really enjoyed the race we had afterwards to test our models. Next week we will keep working on trying to keep our Lego pieces organized and together as we build our next model. I look forward to seeing you all!

ECA Phase I Week 1 201901: Power Car

We started Play2Learn Education Winter session 2019 on Jan 9th, 2019. Before the class, the teacher received the Thank you Card from ECA staff, for our continued support to build a knowledgeable, fun to learn program in ECA in the past 3 years. We felt proud of the achievement for the past years, and yes, we do continue our excellent service to kids around and welcome all of you guys join us!

The topic for today is about power. We build power car with the motor and the battery. The power generated in the battery go through the motor and gear combination transport to the motion. We use this model to understand the different mode of the power. We also figure out how many factors affecting the car’s speed, for example, the gear combination, the size of wheels, the friction in the structure, the battery itself.

Students felt excited when facing the model in the first time. The inspiring time makes those kids think more about how to make the car running faster.

We will meet again in the next week. Let’s talk about scientific measurement in the next time!

Thanks

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PBP Phase 1 Week 1: Power Car

Welcome to Play2Learn PBP Phase 1! We’re excited to have you!
Today we built battery powered cars and raced them in the large room. There were some exceptional builders today and all were easily able to complete the builds on time. The topic for next week is a beam balance and please help the children to organise their boxes. 

ECA Phase I Class 1: Crazy Car Race

Today in class we built motor cars. Although it was a little out of the student’s comfort zones, the majority of them were still able to complete it. This project helped them with the  fundamentals of building with Lego, the parts and the instructions. Next week we built balances which the student’s enjoyed.

PBP Phase II Class 1 Power Car Trailer

Today We built the power car, which is the basis of all electric cars.
After explaining the rules of the class the students were able to follow them very well. The students were excited to start building and after a brief lesson on gear ratios, they were allowed to start building. The students listened to lecture and come were able to put it into practice, and with experimentation others found that as the wheels got bigger the cars got faster. They all finished their projects sooner than the allotted time which was marvellous. Every week, the project will build on previous week’s work and will get slightly more difficult, as well as tech new physical principles. This way the kids will also have more fun by facing a challenge. I thank the children who all contributed to keeping their kits tidy and well organised. I look forward to seeing everyone next week!

PBP Phase 1: Class 1: Power Car

In our first class we built a small battery powered car and learned a bit about gear ratios and how the size of wheels affects speed. The kids quite liked racing their cars that day.

ECA 201803 Phase I Class 1: PowerCar

The first class went according to plan. It was a great way for the kids to understand the conduct of the class and also get to know each other. Everyone was able to finish their project and enjoy competing against each other at the end. The kids also made sure to enjoy their time in class which is important as well, as it will encourage deeper learning. Next week we will be working with more projects in the class that are similar to what was worked on Wednesday, but slightly more complicated. 

PBP Phase 1: Class 1: Power Car

Today we built the Power Car and students seemed to have a fun time, while we didn’t have enough time to learn about gear ratios, the children learned the basic skills of assembling pieces and getting acquainted with their sets.
Two of the boys were extremely fast in building their sets ( I am not the best with names so it will take me time to learn them). The topic for next week is the Balance. All the children were very good at cleaning up and we hope that they’ll be just as good next time.

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