This half term got off to a spectacular start when 3BC received a very important, top-secret letter straight from Mr Willy Wonka himself! He was facing a massive crisis in his chocolate factory because all of his elevators had broken down, and the poor Oompa Loompas were simply too short to use the giant stairs. Mr Wonka asked our class if we could find a way to keep his Oompa Loompas active and moving, while also safely transporting heavy loads of chocolate up and down the factory floors. 3BC got researching right away and discovered that a pulley was exactly the mechanism for the job! We have been having so much fun exploring how this clever machine uses wheels and ropes to lift loads and we mocked on up of our own! We can and we can’t wait to develop our designs further and send these ideas back to the factory!