Mechanical Engineers

Today your daughters became mechanical engineers.  We brainstormed the definition of a "machine" and different examples of machines.  The girls were shown a rolling pin and told that it was a machine. By working together, they found out that a machine is an object that uses energy in order to work--it doesn't necessarily need to be electronic.  They were then divided into small groups and given different machines to observe and investigate.  Be sure to ask your daughter which machines she investigated today!