Force, perspective, magnets, and freeze!

Force

“It [toy police car] goes by itself.  It just takes batteries.” - Giacomo

Giacomo demonstrating how he makes the wheels move.

Giacomo used his trucks/cars, magnates, and the slope of his couch as part of an experiment: 
“Saul, this is what happens. First, it’s slow. Then, when it’s on this slide, it goes fast.  This slide is steep and you can fall down.  Like if you’re on top of a hill, you can roll down it.  This [edge of couch] is a little bit like a hill. So you could just rollll down it.” - Giacomo
“I made a magnatile ball and the car was behind it. And it moved.  When the car moved here, it goes down really fast.” - Giacomo
Would you magnates have moved without the car? Would they move by themselves? - Elyse
“No.” Giacomo
 They’re not moving.  What do you need to make them move? - Elyse
“Part fast, part wheels.” - Giacomo 
Do the wheels move by themselves? - Elyse
“No, only things with motors can do it.  Only toys with motors can do it.” - Giacomo
I noticed that you were able to make the wheels move, are you the motor? -Elyse
“No.” - Saul 
Saul, if the car doesn’t have a motor, how can it move? How did he make it move? - Elyse 
Maybe a better question is, ‘What makes your trucks move?’ - Elyse
“Nothing!” - Saul 
Does your tow truck move by itself? -Elyse
“Nothing better than my crayons.” - Saul

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Perspective

You have the same tow truck. - Elyse
“Yeah.” - Giacomo 
“Mine is still bigger than Giacomo’s.” - Saul 
You think so? I was thinking that they might be the same. - Elyse
“It makes noise.” - Giacomo
“Mine is easier to make noise. Mine’s easier does it.” - Saul 
“It just makes the same noise.” - Giacomo

“Mine’s is easier and bigger than Giacomo.  His is smaller. It doesn’t mean that he has the same truck.” - Saul 
I wonder if Giacomo’s looks smaller because he is sitting further away from the camera. Giacomo, if you bring your truck closer to the iPad, does it look bigger?  - Elyse
[Giacomo brings it closer]
What do you think, Saul? -Elyse
“Mine is easier the big one than his.” - Saul

“Now how big is it?” - Giacomo 
Whoa! It looks much bigger.  I think you would call that perspective. - Elyse

Do you see the little pink square I have? -Elyse 
“Yeah.” - Giacomo
Is it big or little? - Elyse
“Little.” - Giacomo

What happens if I bring it closer to the camera?  - Elyse
“It’s bigger!” - Giacomo

Now I can hide behind it. Back here I can’t hide; your can’t see my face.  If I bring it closer to the camera, you can’t see my face anymore. - Elyse
Giacomo seemed to find this funny as he chuckled when I hid my face! 
But it’s the same stack of sticky notes, I didn’t change it. Just as it moves closer, it appears to get bigger. - Elyse

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Magnets

“They’re called magnets because even when you put them under, they don’t fall.” - Giacomo, 4.2 years

“I even have a lizard. And a monkey. His name is ‘Fresco’.” - Saul, 3.6 years

“The more it wobbles, the more parts of the building that get destroyed.” - Giacomo

“Look what happens.” - Giacomo 
Are they going to stick together? - Elyse
"Yeah." - Giacomo
 Is there a way you can make them repel each other where they don’t stick together? - Elyse
“Let me show you.   You see these little black things in them? Those are magnetic.  That’s how they stick together.” - Giacomo
It is. I was wondering if you’ve ever experienced it where they don’t come together?  Where they push apart? - Elyse
“They can’t reverse, so that means they can’t do that.” - Giacomo

Freeze

Saul, do you know what today is? - Elyse
“Yeah! Friday! Can i watch a truck video?” - Saul
I thought we could also do something where we move around too. - Elyse
“Yeah, let’s do the freeze dance!” - Saul

We can also do it with your favorite song.  One that you like to sing or listen to. - Elyse
“Well, it could just be like any song that you want. It could just be like Frosty the Snowman” - Giacomo 
“I want Frosty!” - Saul

Next week

Next week, we will likely see our friend Remy from the Brown Room.  It has been a very long time since we've seen her in the virtual classroom.  So, we took a moment to revisit her photo, name, and symbol.  Also, Giacomo had never met Remy!  

Have a fun and safe weekend!

​I'll leave you with this bit of hope from Giacomo: 

“In states where you get the flu shot, the coronavirus will be destroyed.” - Giacomo, 4.2 years
**Note, we briefly discussed that there is a flu vaccine and a COVID vaccine, but either way, it will be destroyed!