Lego Pulley Lesson Plan

February's Lesson plan will be related to pulleys and simple machines. 

Lesson Plan:

1. Discuss what a pulley is.
2. Perhaps show the pulleys down stairs.
3. Ask for examples of pulleys 
4. Do the building Challenge - 20 minutes of building time
5. Have the children test out the creations

Building Challenge:

The elevator is broken and you need to deliver a piano to a 5th floor apartment in a building. Build something using a pulley to help you deliver the piano through a window into the apartment.

Items needed:

1. Structure (archway) to put on top of a table to act as the "window"
2. string to use with the pulleys
3. A "piano" to use for lifting purposes.
4. pictures of pulleys used in every day things.