Farmingdale Students Use Makerspace To Explore Physics of Automobiles

Kindergarten students at Northside Elementary School in the Farmingdale School District recently discovered principle themes in physics through studying and building automobiles and race tracks in the school’s makerspace. Students worked on building miniature cars to study drag, aerodynamics, weight and how cars are assembled. They also built racetracks out of plastic links to explore friction, force, torque and compound energy.

The Farmingdale School District has been in the process of transforming its library media centers into learning laboratories by creating makerspaces and innovation labs in schools. Makerspaces and innovation labs enable students to explore academic concepts in hands-on ways, using technology to facilitate active learning environments and foster students’ intellectual and emotional intelligences.

For more information about the Farmingdale School District and its exciting programs throughout the year, visit the District’s website www.farmingdaleschools.org.

Photo 1 (2533): Farmingdale School District kindergarten students at Northside Elementary School build miniature cars to study drag, aerodynamics, weight and how cars are assembled in the school’s makerspace. Makerspaces and innovation labs enable students to explore academic concepts in hands-on ways, using technology to facilitate active learning environments and foster students’ intellectual and emotional intelligences.

Photo 2 (5322): Farmingdale School District kindergarten students at Northside Elementary School build racetracks out of plastic links to explore friction, force, torque and compound energy in the school’s makerspace. Makerspaces and innovation labs enable students to explore academic concepts in hands-on ways, using technology to facilitate active learning environments and foster students’ intellectual and emotional intelligences.