
Can we get the down balls off the roof safely?
Year 5
Stem Unit Preview
Problem / Challenge
In our school down ball is very popular but many balls find their way onto the roof. This requires the groundsman to climb up the ladder to look for and retrieve the balls.
Brief
In teams of three, design and make a device which students can use to locate and then retrieve the balls. Your device should be accompanied by a retrieval roster.
Resources
- Unit Preview (PDF, 307KB)
- Planning Template (Word, 2.3MB)
Australian Curriculum Links
Science
School Overview
Mowbray Heights Primary School is an urban government school, located in the northern suburbs of Launceston, Tasmania. The school has about 500 students with a relatively high percentage from culturally and linguistically diverse and/or from low-socio economic backgrounds.