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The Hand Drill
Subject: Elementary School: Physical Science
Lesson Plan: The Hand Drill
Grades: 3-5
Ask the students if they have ever used a spiral staircase or a spiral water slide. Discuss what happens when
using one of these mechanisms. Encourage them to consider what it is like to travel up or down one of these
structures. Ask them if it takes longer to reach the water using the spiral slide or jumping straight down from a
diving board. They should be able to recognize that they travel a long way around the spiral, longer than if they
were to jump straight down. Using a spiral allows a gentler descent than the diving board – but the vertical
distance they travel is the same in both cases.
