Lesson 11
Children build, test, and revise pathways and obstacle courses that have ramps and flat surfaces.
Circle Time: Introduction
Around the Obstacle Course
20 min.
Children design a sled track made of ramps and flat surfaces to move a “summer sled” through a town obstacle course.
View ActivityCoconut Canyon, Levels 5-12
5-15min.
Smooth metal is added to the textured material choices (bumpy grass and less bumpy dirt) for children to explore. They test using the three textures to build a pathway that will land the coconut on the star.
View ActivityGuided Small Group
Around the Obstacle Course
20 min.
Children design a sled track made of ramps and flat surfaces to move a “summer sled” through a town obstacle course.
View ActivityCoconut Canyon
5-15 min.
Children explore textured bumpy grass, less bumpy dirt and smooth metal materials to try to move a coconut along a pathway onto the star.
View ActivityLearning Centers
Ramps, Pathways and Games: Part 2
5-15 min.
Add new materials to the Learning Center that enable children to build pathways for marbles, such as cardboard tubes, foam pipe insulation tubes, and/or wooden cove molding.
View ActivityRolling Marble Art
5-15 min.
Children roll paint-covered marbles in a paper-lined box lid or tray.
View ActivityExploring Textured Ramps
5-15 min.
Children compare the effect of different textured surfaces as they slide and roll objects down the ramps.
View ActivityCoconut Star
5-10 min.
Children try to make a coconut land on a star while exploring how the amount of force, the steepness of a ramp, and the surface texture of the pathway affect how far a coconut will roll.
View ActivityCircle Time: Wrap-Up
Around the Obstacle Course
20 min.
Children design a sled track made of ramps and flat surfaces to move a “summer sled” through a town obstacle course.
View ActivityCoconut Canyon, Levels 5-12
5-15 min.
Smooth metal is added to the textured material choices (bumpy grass and less bumpy dirt) for children to explore. They test using the three textures to build a pathway that will land the coconut on the star.
View Activity