Grade 3 students will plan and build a strong and stable structure that would be suitable for supporting playground equipment and creating play structures inspired by simple machines studied in Grade 2. Grade 2 students, will plan and use a simple machine (or a combination of simple machines) to create a play structure. Both grades will combine their models to create a larger playground in groups of 3 to 5.
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