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Exploring the MapleCopter

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Study explore the motion of maple seeds and design experiments to explain their spinning flight patterns. They make observations, explain ideas of motion, use models, analyze previous reports and experiments, identify relevant factors...
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Newton's Laws

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders distinguish between and apply Newton's Laws. They take a quiz reviewing Kinetic and Potential Energy. Students explain that they have just demonstrated Newton's three laws of motion. They also explain what forces are...
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The Concept of Energy

For Students 7th - 10th
For this energy worksheet, students read about the discoveries of Galileo and how different philosophers contributed to our understanding of energy. Then students complete 4 short answer questions.
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How Do Things Move?

For Students 8th - 12th
In this motion worksheet, students will use a word bank to fill in the definition of Newton's three laws of motion. Then students will complete 4 short answer questions giving examples of Newton's three laws of motion.
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The Raw of Newton’s 3rd Law

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students identify the action and reaction forces acting on the CEENBoT. In this physics lesson plan, students describe everyday applications of Newton's 3rd Law. They create a cluster word web about this law.
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Newton Must have Been a Sports Fan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students examine Newton's Laws. In this law of motion lesson, students observe Newton's three laws of physics demonstrated by the teacher. They apply other examples to Newton's first law of inertia.
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The Drag of Drag

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are told that any object moving through a fluid (air, water, molasses, etc) experience a drag force which oppose the motion. They are given the summarized version of drag which is proportional to the square of the velocity....
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Simple Machines on the Move

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore simple machines. In this simple machine lesson students experiment with motion and force. Students have hands on activities and resources are provided.
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Where the Rubber Meets the Road

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine two different types of tires and the effects of different factors on the amount of force needed to overcome sliding friction such as when the vehicle tries to stop.
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X vs. T graphs

For Students 7th - 9th
In this X vs. T graph, students sketch velocity vs. time graphs corresponding to the following descriptions of the motion of an object. Students also draw the velocity vs. time graphs for an object whose motion produced the distance vs....
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A Quiz About Newton's Laws

For Students 9th - 12th
In this Newton's laws worksheet, students review the definitions of the law of inertia, law of acceleration, and the law that relates force to acceleration. This worksheet has 10 short answer questions.
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The Bricklayer's Lesson in Physics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read a simulated report, written to an insurance company as explanation for a claim of medical benefits. They list the collisions that resulted in the injuries, and identify the forces involved which caused the injury.
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Changing Ramp Heights

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students conduct an experiment to determine how the change in ramp height affects the distances a ball is able to move a stationary cup. Data is collected from several trials and recorded and analyzed.
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Sand in Bottles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders calculate the speed of bottles as they roll down a ramp with varying amounts of sand inside. Using their data, 8th graders estimate speed of three labeled bottles with different amounts of sand and compare those results...
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Friction and Gravity

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders identify the factors that determine the strength of the friction forces when two objects push against each other. Describing the difference between weight and mass, they participate in experiments. They state the law of...
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Alka-Seltzer Rockets: How to Build Your Own Rocket

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a rocket using Alka-seltzer of baking soda and vinegar. For this physics lesson, students identify the factors affecting the length of time the rocket is propelled. They relate this activity to actual rocket launched in...
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Balloonautics

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars are introduced to basic aerodynamics through a discussion of thrust and drag and a hands-on activity. They examine the forces of thrust, drag, air pressure, aerodynamic shapes and Newton's Third Law Of Motion.
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Picket Fence Free Fall

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students measure acceleration using a Picket Fence and a Photogate. In this physics activity, students drop an object and measure the acceleration of the object free falling. They log their data using the TI.  
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Weight, Friction, Equilibrium

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this weight worksheet, learners review the equation for solving for the force of weight and review the kinds of friction. Students complete 10 matching, 7 fill in the blank, and 8 problems to solve.
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How Do Probes Get To Space

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate how force works to propel rockets into outer space. In this physics instructional activity, students use a drinking straw, fishing line, a balloon, and tape to explore how force works in outer space. Students repeat...
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Demonstrating the Kinds of Energy

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students experiment with inner tubes, weights, flasks, and pistons to demonstrate the gas laws. In this molecular motion lesson, students demonstrate pressure as a force per area. They conduct an experiment to show the relationship...
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Electric Circuits

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers model the flow of electrons in a circuit, draw diagrams of an electric circuit and build an electric circuit. Students explain how to tell when the path of an electric circuit is complete, and test the conductivity of a...
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Technology of the Deep: Experiments with Buoyant Forces

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Pupils conduct a series of experiments to study the effects of temperature and salinity on the buoyancy of an object in water. They devise ways to make floating and sinking objects neutrally buoyant.
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Working in Space

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design and build one of three engineering problems dealing with living and working in space.

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