Preview: "Pushes & Pulls" On-Demand Video Lesson
Students build a fascinating tumbling toy while exploring the concepts of Pushes, Pulls, Strong vs. Gentle Forces, Direction, Patterns and the importance of Experimenting!
Grades: K-2
Length: 60-90 minutes
Group Size: 15-150 students
Students Need: “Pushes and Pulls” Toymaker Kits, crayons, markers
More Info: Your primary students will experience a fun-filled, hands-on toy-building adventure that directly supports and extends national science standards around the topic of Pushes and Pulls.
Professional toy inventor and nationally recognized educator Rick “Mister Toymaker” Hartman provides the instruction with a Video-Guided (On-Demand) lesson teeming with scientific surprises, entertaining demonstrations and informative content.
Your students will use simple materials like pegboard, ice cream spoons and tongue depressors to build two fascinating toys that demonstrate important concepts studied in classrooms. Topics like: pushes and pulls, gravity, strength of force, patterns, motion, experiment, speed, direction, and slope.
Perfect for curriculum enhancement, "In-School Field Trips," and other special occasions, the "Pushes and Pulls" workshop promises to be a "Best Day Ever" for students, teachers, and parent volunteers alike!
Pushes & Pulls On-Demand Class Pack (K-2)
K-2
Reviews
The students are still talking about the fun they had and parents reached out and shared how much they liked the toys as well.
You captivate the students with scientific vocabulary, fun hands-on toying, and your friendly humorous presence.
The kids were so engaged and absolutely loved every minute of it. Everyone was set up for success.
His demeanor was quiet and calm and he had the children on the edge of their seats for an hour and a half. His presentation was one of the main highlights of the year in my classroom!
The workshop was INCREDIBLE! We absolutely loved it. The students were completely engaged, the tasks were designed at a perfect level for them and I loved how much information and history you incorporated. We are definitely planning to do this again next year! It is already on our must-do list!