https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm Your funding helped 5th graders learn all about the different Simple Machines and how we most efficiently use them! en-us 2018-03-22 14:11:07 UTC 2025-09-28 13:48:10 UTC hello@padlet.com vetd https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/245005903 Your generosity with funding our grant 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. Thank you for continuing to support our students at Waseca Intermediate School. 
Deb Vetter
Waseca Intermediate School Media Director]]> 2018-03-22 14:13:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/245005903 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246529952 Thank you for giving us the money so the Minnesota Science Museum could come to Waseca Intermediate School. We learned so much and it was very fun with the hands on activities. Some of the things we learned were how a pulley changes the direction of force. Also we learned how a fulcrum is the balance point and when you move the heavier object closer to the fulcrum it will balance. Thank you for giving us the money so the Minnesota Science Museum could come to the Waseca Intermediate School.
From Tauston Rupe and Max Howard
Waseca Intermediate School]]> 2018-03-27 14:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246529952 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530010 Thank you for giving us the money for the Science Museum to come to Waseca  Intermediate School. Here are some things we learned. One thing that we remember is that a pulley changes the direction of the force. Another thing we learned was that a wedge can be a door stop and a screw.Finally, we learned that we can measure Newtons with a spring scale. We just want to thank you again for all you have done for us and Waseca Intermediate School.
Hailey Schuur and Alexia Conley
Waseca Intermediate School students]]> 2018-03-27 14:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530010 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530048 Thank you for providing funds so the Minnesota Science Museum could come to Waseca Intermediate School. We learned a lot about simple machines. An axle ,wedge ,incline plane , and pulley are all examples of simple machines that we learned about. Some of our favorite stations were the wedge and pulley stations. We learned a lot about  how simple machines make our lives easier everyday. We also learned that simple machines can be useful when you have a job to do. We both really liked the presentation and we now know things that will be able to help us in the future. Thank you again for helping us be able to have this amazing experience with the Minnesota Science Museum.
Solomon Wilson and Lizzy Manthe
5th grade students at WIS]]> 2018-03-27 14:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530048 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530084 Thank you for providing money for the MN Science Museum to come to Waseca Intermediate School. We learned a lot from the Science Museum. Here are some things we learned. The fulcrum is the balancing point and the heavier the object is the closer it should be to the fulcrum.  The Pulley changes the direction of the force. All simple machines make the job easier to do.
Thanks again for funding the MN Science Museum. It was an amazing experience.
Siri Kuhns and Kylah Smith 
Waseca Intermediate School Students ]]> 2018-03-27 14:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530084 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530114 Thank you for funding the Minnesota Science Museum to come to Waseca Intermediate School. One thing we learned is that wedges, pulleys, wheels, axles, levers, and incline planes are all Simple Machines. We also learned that the fulcrum is the balancing point. Thank you again for funding the Science Museum and I hope that they come back next year.
Reed Anderson & Hazel Moore 
Waseca Intermediate School Students.]]> 2018-03-27 14:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530114 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530138 Thank you for the funding  for the  MN Science Museum so they could come to the Waseca Intermediate School. We learned many things, like how to use a spring scale, what a fulcrum is and that the fulcrum is the balancing point. We also learned about axles, wedges, wheels, incline planes, and pulleys. Thanks again for funding the MN Science Museum so they could teach us about simple machines because it was a lot of fun.
Natalie Loeffler and Evan Agnor]]> 2018-03-27 14:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530138 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530178 Thank you for funding the money for the  Minnesota Science Museum to visit Waseca Intermediate School!  We enjoyed learning about five simple machines, including the pulley and the wedge.  We also enjoyed using a spring scale to measure the amount of force, which is measured in Newtons. We learned that the fulcrum is the balancing point, and that it doesnt always have to be in the middle. We had a lot of fun, and learned a lot of interesting things.
Sierra Krause and Zoie Thompson
Waseca Intermediate School Students]]> 2018-03-27 14:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530178 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530197 Thank you for providing money so the MN Science Museum  could come to WIS. We learned about axles,pulleys,wedges,incline planes,wheels and how to measure newtons.]]> 2018-03-27 14:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530197 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530275 Thank You for funding money so the MN Science Museum could come to Waseca Intermediate School! We learned about wheels, levers, pulleys, axles, and wedges. Our favorite station was the wedge station .You had to pound a nail in the wood and you had to try to pull it out . It was so fun with all of the stations because we got to do the work and not just watch!
Alexis Brinkman and Cody Weber
WIS 5th Graders]]> 2018-03-27 14:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530275 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530813 Thank you , W.I.S PTO,  for funding the money so the Minnesota Science Museum could come to our  school. We learned that a pulley reverses the direction of force so you can pull backwards but go forward.We also learned that the fulcrum is the middle of the balance point and the closer the weight is to the fulcrum, the easier it is to lift . We found out that a wheel and axle rolls to reduce friction. Thank you for helping usl to learn about simple machines at
Waseca Intermediate School .
Leeland Nusbaum and Tristan Godwin
5th grade students]]> 2018-03-27 14:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246530813 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246634920 Thank you, W.I.S. PTO, for funding us the money for the science grant so the Minnesota Science Museum could come to our school and teach us about simple machines. We learned many things.  A pulley changes the direction of force. We learned that the fulcrum is the balancing point and if something is near the fulcrum it is going to be heavier. We also leaned that 1 Newton equals 100 Grams. And last we learned all about how to weigh different things on the spring scale.
We are so happy you helped us with funding!!!
Nevaeh Sampson and Damarius Russell
5th Graders at WIS]]> 2018-03-27 18:10:21 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246634920 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246634947 Thank you for continuing to fund the Waseca Intermediate School grants! It is truly appreciated. This was a great experience for us to learn about simple machines. This will also help us on our MCA test. Here are three things we have learned from the Minnesota Science Museum's visit:
1. The fulcrum is between the two forces on a lever.
2. We also learned the measurement of a Newton (1 Newton= 100 grams).
3. We also learned how to use a pulley. You pull forward to go backward and backward to go forward.
Thank you for being kind to us!
Molly Volovsek, Kalea Sartori, and Mason Wadd
Waseca Intermediate School 5th graders]]> 2018-03-27 18:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246634947 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246634992 Thank you ,W.I.S. PTO, for funding the Minnesota Science Museum money so they could come and teach us about simple machines. We enjoyed the balancing board and the  pulley stations. We learned that the fulcrum is the balancing point in a lever and the closer the load is to the fulcrum the easier it is to lift. We also learned that wheels reduce the amount of friction so it is easier to move. We learned that a pulley redirects force, so if you pull down it would go up and if you pull up it would go down. Thank you again for bringing the Minnesota Science Museum  to W.I.S. so we could have the experience. 
Waseca Intermediate School
Students
Izaac Kehler and Jaya Kunkel]]> 2018-03-27 18:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246634992 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246634993 Thank you WIS PTO, for giving us the grant money for the simple machines class. Here are  some examples of what we learned.  Ten Newtons equals one thousand  grams.Wheels reduce friction to help move objects.The fulcrum helps balance the two weights on each side of a board and is the middle of the two weights. Pulleys pull the object opposite of a force.
 Thank you very much again for the money to have the MN Science Museum here!
 Brayden H. and David H.
5th Graders at WIS]]> 2018-03-27 18:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246634993 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246635010 Thank you for funding our grant to have the Minnesota Science Museum come to Waseca Intermediate School. We learned the importance of Simple Machines  and how they make the world much easier. We enjoyed learning about the fulcrum, inclined planes, and that force is measured in Newtons. These specific things are very important and we are very lucky we got the opportunity to learn about them.
Waseca Intermediate School Students
Addie Pfeifer and Amin Osoble]]> 2018-03-27 18:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246635010 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246635031 Thank you for giving us money for the MN Science Museum to come to the Waseca Intermediate School. We learned that a nail is a wedge. We also learned that if the load is closer to the fulcrum, it takes less effort. The third thing we learned is that if something has wheels, it has less friction on the ground. Once again,  we thank the WIS PTO for the money.
Karley Hamilton and Aiden Groskreutz 
Waseca Intermediate School Students ]]> 2018-03-27 18:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246635031 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246635041 Thank you for funding our grant so the MN Science Museum could come and visit us. We really enjoyed the stations they brought with them. Our favorite station was where you learned to use the lever to lift a heavier load.   We also learned that a pulley reverses the direction  of the force. When we did the stations, we measured how much force is needed in Newtons.
Thank you again for bringing the Science Museum to Waseca Intermediate School.
Collin Dettmer and Courteney Christman
WIS 5th Graders ]]> 2018-03-27 18:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246635041 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246635064 Thank you so much, WIS PTO, for funding the grant so the MN Science Museum could come to our school. You made it possible for all of the fifth graders to learn" hands on" about Simple Machines. Our favorite station was the double pulley. We learned that a pulley changes the direction of the force. We learned that a simple wedge can be turned into a screw. We learned wheels reduce friction. Instead of simply sliding over the ground, the wheels dig in and rotate, turning around sturdy rods called axles.  Wheels provide leverage. Thank you again for funding the grant for the MN Science Museum so they could cme to WIS.
Kenzie Sanborg and Kaiden WItherall
Waseca Intermediate School]]> 2018-03-27 18:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246635064 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246635186 Thank you, WIS PTO, for funding  the MN Science Museum's visit to our school. Thank you so much for giving us the opportunity to learn about simple machines. We learned that pulleys reverse the force by going in the opposite direction given. We also learned that 1 Newton equals 100 grams. We found out that a wheel rolls to reduce friction. 
Thank you so much for giving us the money for the MN Science Museum to come to our school and teach us about simple machines. We thought it was very interesting and it was an amazing opportunity for us to learn about simple machines.
Sincerely, Carson Ohnstad, and Sophia Rothbauer
Waseca Intermediate School.]]> 2018-03-27 18:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246635186 https://padlet.com/vetd/cpkz6oj4wegm/wish/246639256   Thank you, WIS  PTO, for giving us the grant money so that the Minnesota Science Museum could come to work with us at WIS. We learned that a Spring scale measures in Newtons and grams.We learned  that the fulcrum is the balancing point in a lever. We enjoyed learning about the fulcrum and inclined plane. 
 Thank you once again for your funding.  
Joseph Mixteco Perez
Katlyn McMurphy
5th Grade students at WIS
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