Cup and Ball Toy

On a Wednesday afternoon we mix up a session playing in the nursery and doing a focus group activity.

Today we were making a cup and ball toy.

First of all we looked at an example of the toy to see how it worked.

Then we gathered the materials we needed to make our own.

We stuck it all together and then tried it out.

We all tried to get three catches.

Some got stuck!

Some got tangled!

 

It wasn't as easy as it looked.

We did all manage it though:-)

We discovered a longer string was more difficult than a short one.

Next time we will draw a diagram to show how forces help this toy work.

We are getting good at identifying where there is a push or pull force.

We can also identify where gravity is at work.