Taking cues from the world around us, students in this class will make modern day simple machines that use levers and hydraulics to work. Dump trucks, dentist chairs, back hoes, scissor lifts, and cherry pickers are a few of the things that students can make, test drive and take home. Students will do the design, measuring, cutting, gluing, drilling and testing. This is a really fun course for inventive children, the dinosaur here was designed and built by Jordan, a student in the class! 6 hours.
(2 three-hour classes)
Class Schedule: Lever Madness
Check with Juan de Fuca Rec Center for class times.
Who is Derek Wulff Anyway?
I am a BC certified teacher who has been teaching grades K to 6 for the past 13 years. I have taught a wide variety of subjects, but find myself most drawn to science and art. I have been a lifelong artist and athlete, father and coach, gardener, author and environmentalist, and have set up a studio/classroom at my home to teach and practice my crafts. I have been doing ceramics for 12 years, teaching art in my classes and loving the rich learning experiences of hands-on science.
I love teaching and want to share my enthusiasm with children who want to learn new things and make sense of their world around them (to the extent that any of us can!).
My courses are practical, and hands-on. Students make and test their creations, and get to take them home. I make sure they make the link between what they are doing and how it applies in the grownup world.
The courses I teach are fun and challenging, with an individual approach, the way learning should be!
Check with Juan de Fuca Rec Center for class times.
