Beam Center Projects |
Building Simple Machines to see the relationship between mass and acceleration.
Creation of a Rube Goldberg machine using pulleys and incline plane in teams
Unit Overview
The Basics
Experiences: Novice Age Group: 11 - 14 Group Size: 20 - 25 Hours: 16 hrs Key Words: relationship between mass and acceleration (Newton’s Laws) Cost Per Student: Tools: scissors, hot glue, clamps Materials:
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Learning Objectives
Performance Task
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Suggested Steps
Week 1-2 Construct different simple machines Build group-to-group communication - Prescribed location of start and end - Presenting end goals (e.x. turn switch) Concepts:
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