Saturday, 9 May 2015

Our Pulley Writing:

We have been learning about pulley systems for inquiry through science.
One of the initial tasks was to write a story from a picture prompt.
Students were given two pictures of children trying to lift a log using a single fixed pulley system and a movable pulley system.  
Here are some of the stories they have written...  We hope you enjoy them.


The 3 kids are pulling as hard as they could.  It must be really heavy.  They must be using all their strength.  They tugged and pulled as hard as they could.


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three kids are working together to lift the log. They tried to use one pulley but it didn’t work so they used two pulleys to make it easier. They discovered that one boy can lift up the log. “ We've done a good job” they said.


On a bright and sunny day three kids were heaving and pulling on a thick rope.  The three kids Ebeaka, Conner and Rolan were trying with all their might to pull on the rope.  “This is mighty hard” exclaimed Conner, frustrated.
“I agree” said Rolan.

“Why doesn't just one of us try it?” asked Ebeaka. So Ebeaka, Conner and Rolan percevered and in the end it worked.


How do we lift this?    We are not strong enough.  “Wait a minute what if we put more ropes on it and a pulley at the top.”  Said the three kids all together and laughed.  “Look here you two”said the youngest kid.  I can lift the log up!  “The problem is solved.”   they all said together.



It was a sunny day at Rosavelt school.  It was lunch.  I decided to go and find my best friend Layla.  By the way my name is Brittany.  

So anyway I was going to find Layla when Jacob and Conner two boys in my class pulled me over to them.  They said to me “hey Brittany can you help us lift the wood over the monkey bars?”
“sure” I replied.
So we all started to pull and tug on the rope.But it was just not working.

”How about I try to do it by myself” offered Jacob
“sure” said Conner and I.
When Jacob tried to pull it up it worked easily and that is the end of the story.


One sunny morning at school there was a group of kids. They were playing on the playground with the pulley. 
Ethan said to them ‘this is hard’
‘I know’ said jamie .  All tired , she fell over so all of them tried together. But it was still hard. So they put a hook on it and they tried that. It was easier so they kept on playing on it until the bell rang.  


pulley writing
They are using rope on the monkey bars.
I think they are trying to lift a heavy log .
They have just got it of the ground.
I think they are tired and stressed out from lifting it.

I think they  are using a pulley.
I think he's the strength one.
It looks like they got it off the ground.
They are on the playground at school.
I think it is easier for them.



The little boy is using all his muscles and strength. He might be showing off or he might not be.It must be a bit heavy for just 1 boy. Those other 2 kids must be a bit jealous. That kid must be really tired lifting up that heavy looking log up. He is half way there.
Those 3 kids used all their might. They pulled and and tugged. They tried  to do it. They used all their strength. They pulled and pulled. And they are almost at the top.



One sunny morning three young children jogged outside to test out their pulley.
 They had tied some rope around a log and they had flipped the rope over the pole.
They both raped their knuckles around the rope and they pulled and pulled.’’this rope
is very tricky to pull’’ said one.
’’I think it’s the log thats tricky to pull’’ said another.
 But they didn’t give up!!!!



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the girls tried to pull the log up
“ohhhh this is so hard, we can't pull the log up ! “ they said.

When the boy pulled it himself with a pulley he did it!
“that was easy” he said.
“did you know you were using a pulley?
“yes” said the boy.



the pulley story.
There were three kids.They were trying to lift a heavy log with a pulley. First we tried all of us pulling at once. Then we tried only one of us pulling. And that worked. That's how we lifted it!


pulley story
the 3 kids were trying to lift the log but the log was to heavy for them.  but they put 1 more pulley this time time. So 1 kid pulled the rope then he said "it easy now."



the pulley story
there were three of us we were pulling and tugging with all our might but we still couldn't do it. we were trying with all our strength. I tried heaving as hard as I could. but still nothing.
”come on!” I said angrily.
”I wish we could lift it!” said Jakie
”doesn’t everyone” said Troyf angrily!



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