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Your generosity with funding our Interdisciplinary Science grant for Waseca Intermediate School made this very important science standard an exciting one to learn about with all fifth graders. Each class spent two hours with the MN Science Museum specialists learning about Simple Machines and their use in our world. Engaging "hands on"  stations challenged the students to understand that Simple Machines are meant for us to "work smarter - not harder". Students learned to also measure their work load in Newtons using the spring scale and discuss the possible advantages of  the simple machine. All of the simple machines were able to be handled, practiced, and understood more clearly because of these stations. Thank you for continuing to support our students at Waseca Intermediate School with funding for our Interdisciplinary Science Grants.
Deb Vetter
WIS Media Center Director

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Thank you ,Waseca Area Foundation, for funding the  MN Science Museum visit to our school. We really enjoyed having " hands-on" learning. Our favorite station was the pulley system.  We enjoyed comparing the differences that simple machines made. We learned that the fulcrum helps to balance a lever. We also learned that the heavier item needs to be closer to the fulcrum in order for it to balance. We found out that wheels reduce the friction and make it so that it requires less force. We learned how to measure force in Newtons using a spring scale. We thought that this was a great and fun experience. Thank you again for funding this learning experience!
Sophie Chawra, Clay Below, and Alex Kotz
WIS Students

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Thank you, Waseca Area Foundation, for funding the grant so the Minnesota Science Museum could come to our school. We had fun with our hands-on experience learning about simple machines. We learned to work smarter, not harder. Some of the things we learned are: If you put two incline planes together, it becomes a wedge. We also learned that the closer the weight is to the fulcrum, it becomes easier to lift. Did you know, if there are wheels on something, it reduces friction? We learned that pulleys change the direction of force. Thanks again, Waseca Area Foundation, for bringing  the Minnesota Science Museum to Waseca Intermediate School.
Ashton Jenzen and Jack Chen
Waseca Intermediate School students

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Thank you, WAF, for funding the grant for the MN Science Museum to come to WIS. We enjoyed this "hands-on" experience. Our favorite station was the double pulley station. One thing that we learned was the closer the weight to the fulcrum, the more balanced it will be. To make a pulley work, you need to pull downward for it to lift the item/object. One last thing we learned was that simple machines make your every day life easier. Thanks again!
Levi Root and Karissa Yerhot
Waseca Intermediate School students

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Thank you, Waseca Area Foundation, for funding the grant so the Minnesota Science Museum could come to our school.We learned that a pulley makes the force go in tho opposite direction. We also got to practice with many different levers to find out that the fulcrum is the balance point of the lever. Your funding is so appreciated. Thank you for being so kind to us.
Lucia Mansfield and Oz Meymen
WIS Students

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Thank you, Waseca Area Foundation, for funding the grant so the Minnesota Science Museum could come to our school. We learned that Newtons are the force that you put in to moving something. We also learned that the fulcrum is the balance point of the lever. A pulley can help lift if you pull down or pull up if you want it to go down. It was so fun! We also learned that if you put two incline planes together it makes a wedge. We learned to work smarter not harder! Thank you again for the funding.
Ryley Bartz and Gabe Emery
WIS students.

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Thank you for funding the money for the Minnesota Science Museum to come to Waseca Intermediate School. Our favorite station was the pulley area as we learned that pulleys make lifting heavier things much easier. We learned that wheels make it easier to move things. The fulcrum doesn't always have to be in the middle. The more weight in in the middle will help it stay balanced. We learned that Simple Machines make every day things easier. We also learned to work smarter not harder.
Larissa Blow and Kaleb Farris
WIS students.

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Thank you, Waseca Area Foundation, for funding the grant for the MN Science Museum to come to our school. We had lots of fun with our hands-on experience learning about Simple Machines. We learned that the fulcrum is the balance point of lever.The carts that have wheels are

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Thank you , Waseca  Area Foundation, for funding the grant so the MN Science Museum could come to our school. We had so much fun! We learned that the fulcrum doesn't have to be in the middle, and that if you put two incline planes together,it becomes a wedge. The one we enjoyed most was the balance board.Thank youfor the grant  for the MN Science Museum, we had fun.
Dalton and Callie

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Thank you for funding the MN Science Museum's visit to our school.We learned a lot about simple machines:  levers, wedges, inclined planes ,wheels & axles, and pulleys. They make jobs easier than if you did it yourself. Our favorite station was the balancing station. We had stuffed animals of different weights and we were trying to balance them on a lever. There were lots of "hands on" activities. It was fun!
Kendra Y. and Carter K.
WIS Students

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Thank you, WAF, for funding the grant to be able to have the MN Science Museum here.We learned a lot about Newtons -  not the cookies - but the ones that we use to measure a force. Learning about Simple Machines was an awesome experience.Having the MN Science Museum here was a blast. We liked the lever station the most as we had to try and balance a variety of things equally. It was hard to do! Simple machines help us make life's work easier. Thanks again ,WAF, for providing the funding to help  the MN Science Museum  come here to teach us.
Oliver Mulcahy and Ellie Hoehn
WIS Students

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Thank you so much for funding the grant for the MN Science Museum to be with us for two days!!! They taught us the importance of Simple Machines  so we can work smarter, not harder. We learned that with the double pulley  you need less force than the single pulley.We also learned that Newtons  tell  how much force you are using. We also learned  how a lever works with an axle. We are so blessed that we got to have a lesson about Simple Machines from the Minnesota Science Museum.
Ashley Sanchez and Nicholas Waldron
WIS Students

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Thank you, Waseca Area Foundation, for funding the grant for the MN Science Museum to visit Waseca Intermediate School. We learned about Simple Machines. We learned how a lever, incline plane, wheel and an axle, and pulleys work.  Newtons are the force that you put into moving something. Our favorite part was having hands on learning with the Simple Machines. We learned the fulcrum is the balance point of the lever. We learned that if you pull something down it goes up.If you pull something up it will go down. We had 2 hours of fun. Thank you so much for thinking we are important enough in fifth grade for this grant funding!
Katy Eldeen, Allison Chicos and Kaden
WIS Students

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Thank you, Waseca Area Foundation, for funding the money for the MN Science Museum to have Sam teach us about Simple Machines. It was so fun and we learned a lot. We learned that the heavier weight needs to be closer to the fulcrum. The fulcrum helps balance the lever. We also learned that, on the pulley, when you pull down the other side will go up and when you pull up the other side will go down. We learned that wheels reduce the amount of friction. Thank you again for your funding.
Takara Slattery and  Bennett Ludwig
WIS Students

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Thank you, Waseca Area Foundation, for funding the grant so the Minnesota Science Museum could come to our school. It was a fun experience. Some of the stations were the pulleys, the lever, and the screw. We learned that you can not pull backwards with a pulley. Another thing we learned was a fulcrum, which is the balance, does not always have to be in the middle. We also learned that two incline planes make a wedge. Thank you again.
Rylea Carey and John Feeley
WIS Students

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Thank you ,Waseca Area Foundation, for funding the visit of the Science Museum to Waseca Intermediate School. We learned how to read Newtons. We also learned that pulleys reverse the force needed to move something. We learned  that  wheels reduced the friction . The heavier  the  thing is, it needs to get closer to the fulcrum . Thank you once  again for the money. Learning about simple machines  was so fun !!
Kaylee Wright and Lucas M.
WIS Students

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Thank you, WAF, for providing the money so the MN Science Museum could come and teach WIS 5th grade students about simple machines.We really enjoyed having "hands-on'' learning. We learned all about simple machines and about Newtons and balancing. We also learned about spring scales. We tried to balance stuffed animals and had to figure out how to get them even in weight. Thank you again WAF for giving us the money so that the MN Science Museum could  talk to us about simple machines.
Sophie Paul and Caden Danner
WIS Students

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Thank you for funding our school's grant about science so that the MN Science Museum could come to Waseca Intermediate School.  Sam and Emily taught us that you should "Work smarter-Not harder". We learned to also measure our load in Newtons using the spring scale and discuss the possible advantages of the simple machines. Thank you so much for supporting us to work on simple machines.
Owen Arnold and Haley
WIS  Students

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Thank you, Waseca Area Foundation,  for funding our presentation about simple machines. It was so much fun having the MN Science Museum at Waseca Intermediate School.
Sam and Emily taught us a lot about simple machines. We liked how we got to actually put our hands on it and not just watch. We learned about levers, pulleys, wheels, wedges, inclined planes, and Newtons. When learning about levers we found out what a fulcrum point is. We also learned about pulleys and used double and single pulleys. Another thing we learned about is Newtons using a spring scale. Thank You for helping us learn so much by being so helpful with funding our science grant!
Kennedy Lynch and Elijah J.
WIS Students

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Thank Waseca Area Foundation for your generosity with funding money so we could have the Minnesota Science Museum come to our school to learn about simple machines. We had tons of fun testing and working with simple machines.  We learned that where the fulcrum is, the more or less power it takes to lift the load.  We also learned about how pulleys can make pulling heavy things easier. Thank you for continuing to support our school .
Logan Dulas and Malaya Howe
WIS Students

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Thanks for providing the money for the MN Science Museum to come teach us. We learned about simple  machines and how to use them. We used levers, incline planes, pulleys, and wheels.  It was fun to have a group to work with and we go to read Newtons on spring scales. We learned about the fulcrum and we got to balance stuffed animals on a lever. That was really hard but we had to keep trying until we figured it out! Thanks so much for all of your help in bringing the MN Science Museum to Waseca Intermediate School.
Cameron Karsten and Takya
WIS Students