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- 9th - 12th
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Students apply their knowledge of the physics principles of force, energy and motion to researching the physics behind amusement park rides. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 7th
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Students experience the physical design and composition of their community by mapping the area. They, along with volunteers, walk the community to determine its elements: buildings, traffic patterns,etc. They presents their maps and reflections. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students design, build, and test a model of a free-standing structure used to support overhead road signs. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students research and design a playground for a park or school in their community. They explore the physics concepts that are present in the design and, if applicable promote their ideas to city or school officials. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students design a roller coaster and demonstrate their knowledge of Potential and Kinetic Energy. They determine the average velocity a given marble travels on their roller coaster and apply their knowledge of various measurement systems by converting the average velocity from cm per second to miles per hour. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students explore common items that operate on the basis of important principles in physics. They recognize that important ideas in physics are all around us. Students disassemble and re-assemble a variety of everyday things to try to discover what makes them work. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students use a simple design process to solve the problem of launching a ping pong ball the farthest distance. They discuss the design process, and in small groups, design, build, and test a launching device that adheres a variety of design specifications and constraints. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students make observations of the reactions that happens between calcium carbonate and various liquids. During the experiment the students determine if there is a chemical change, a physical reaction, or no reaction when they mix the calcium carbonate with oil. Finally, record and analyze their observations. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students identify characteristics of a simple physical and chemical change. They describe objects by the properties of the materials from which they are made and that these properties can be used separate. Students describe the physical properties of ingredients used to make ice cream. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students explore physical changes. They discuss that physical change is a change in size, shape, or state of matter of a substance. Students explore what change takes place when two substances can dissolve each other. They observe physical changes. Full Review »
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