Urbas - Science Week of Dec. 16 - Jan 3

Students have been full of season cheer and have been looking forward to the break. It is at this time I want to wish you all a wonderful holiday season! Have a great break!

For students interested in extra credit, if you have your parents take you to either the museum of Science & Industry or the Field, free days would be best, and bring back a proof of attendance, you will receive credit.

Urbas - Science Week of Dec. 9 - 15

Students did several labs this week including investigations of Pulleys and Cranes, Belt Pulley Systems, and Levers.

Ask your student to identify the type of pulley in the pictured crane and they should be able to name and identify the Mechanical Advantage of it.

Next week, gears and "fishing".

Urbas - Science Week of Dec. 1 - 8

Students this week have been working on structures and levers built to examine properties of machines. Next week they will be constructing two types of pulleys systems, line and belt pulleys. They will be investigating mechanical advantage, speed, direction of motion, and torque.

Stay tuned.