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\n\"Shaping\n\n
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\nShaping the Color Wheel\n

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\nWhen you paint you almost always use color. Budding artists explore the color wheel, color vocabulary, and painting techniques. They discuss and practice mixing colors, then paint a color wheel for personal reference.\n
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\nBuild a Big Wheel\n

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\nPasta is great for cooking—and for making Ferris wheels. Aspiring engineers use an assortment of pasta types to create a functioning Ferris wheel. They keep track of the design process to refine their designs, if necessary. Let's hope no...\n
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\nInvestigation: Water Wheel\n

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\nMiddle school scientists construct a working water wheel from an aluminum pie pan. Because of the sharp edges on the cut aluminum, this activity is for mature learners only. You could have your class compete to see whose wheel can lift...\n
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\n\"Wheel\n\n
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\nWheel and Axle\n

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\nFifth graders construct a wheel and axle model using a Lego Dacta set. They read and discuss informational text from the book \"It's Science! Machines We Use,\" and in small groups create a simple machine using Legos.\n
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\nHow Gear Systems Work: A Research Project\n

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\nStudents apply information regarding simple machines along with the math concept \"ratios.\" The teacher introduces the concept that technology is the application of scientific knowledge and mathematics concepts to solve a problem. This is...\n
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\nLet's Move It!\n

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\nStudents create a simple machine that includes a cart and lever system that could have been used to build the ancient pyramids. In this simple machine instructional activity, students learn about the wheel and the axle as simple machines...\n
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\nHow Can Work Be Done with Water Power? Activity A\n

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\nEnvironmentally friendly engineering teams construct a water wheel and experiment with its speed and the resulting amount of weight it can lift. Consider following this activity with two more of the same title by the same publisher when...\n
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\n\"Wheels\n\n
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\nWheels for Jack and Jill\n

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\nStudents design, make and appraise a model wheeled vehicle that is capable of carrying a small load. This activity is part of the unit `Wheels in motion'.\n
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\nHow Do Self-Driving Cars “See”?\n

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\nWhat do you get when you mix LiDAR and integrated photonics technology? Why a self-driving car, of course. A fascinating short video describes how light detection and ranging, LiDAR for short, and integrated photonics technologies enable...\n
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\nWheels, Gears, and Compound Machines\n

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\nFifth graders read selected pages from their science text and explain forces affected by wheels and axles. They read and discover that gears transfer forces and that gear combinations relate to compound machines.\n
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\nThe Advantage of Machines\n

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\nShow your students how to make their work easier. The first lesson in a series of 10 introduces the class to work and the way simple machines can be make work easier. The simple machines scholars can find in everyday items are...\n
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\nDesigning the Fastest Wheels in History\n

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\nRecord-setting cars need specially made tires. Young engineers watch a video in the Real Engineering series to learn about designing tires. Along the way, they study acceleration, inertia, and angular velocity. \n
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\nLevers that Lift\n

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\nIntroduce your class to to the remaining three simple machines-- the lever, pulley, and the wheel-and-axle with a plan that includes the three different types of levers in the discussion of levers. The lesson continues with the...\n
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\nApplied Science - Technology (2A) Lab\n

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\nSecond graders experiment with simple machines. In this machine lesson, 2nd graders go to different labs to see examples of a lever, inclined plane, wedge, pulley, gears, and wheel and axle. They discuss how a machine makes work a lot...\n
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\nApplied Science - Technology (1B) Pre Lab \n

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\nFirst graders explore simple machines. In this technology lesson, 1st graders review pulleys, levers, wedges, and ramps. They experiment with lifting items with and without these simple machines. \n
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\nApplied Science - Technology (KA) Pre Lab\n

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\nStudents explore tools. In this tool lesson, students see how tools and machines were invented to help people work easier. They see different types of simple machines such as wheel and axle, lever, and wedge. \n
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\nApplied Science - Technology (2A) Post Lab\n

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\nSecond graders explore simple machines. In this technology lesson plan, 2nd graders look at pulleys and gears and what the uses are for each. They complete a worksheet comparing the two. \n
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\nTelegrams!\n

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\nStudents read and analyze original telegrams to learn about people involved in and process of building the world's first Ferris wheel, examine correspondence between inventor and engineer to understand planning necessary to build Ferris...\n
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\nDesign Technology\n

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\nA short and sweet presentation shows different types of vehicles. After viewing many slides that show a variety of vehicles, pupils are assigned the task of designing their own vehicle, and presenting it to the class.\n
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\nAllegheny Portage Railroad: Developing Transportation Technology (23)\n

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\nYoung scholars research the innovative technology used in building the Allegheny Portage Railroad, and how it was applied to other projects. They discuss technological change and the effect it has on their lives.\n
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\nColorful Colorado\n

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\nStudents investigate the components of white light as viewed through a prism. The multiple colors of the spectrum produced are related to wavelengths and experienced through the creation of a color wheel.\n
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\nThird graders discuss how energy is created. For this energy lesson, 3rd graders look at how a city receives energy and how it is made. They create their own generator using a pin wheel and pipe cleaners. \n
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\nSkateboard Performance Testing\n

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\nPerform an activity on performance testing with a lesson focused on the purpose of wheel bearings on skateboards. Learners conduct performance testing on a skateboard to collect and interpret data.\n
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\nAbout Accuracy and Approximation\n

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\nHow accurate are robots? Groups draw lines by moving robots backwards and forwards by one rotation of the wheels. Using the appropriate formula, they determine the percent error in the length of the lines in relation to the calculated...\n
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