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Newton Gets Me Moving

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Students discuss Newton's laws of motion. The conduct motion experiments by building "Newton Rocket Cars" from assorted materials. They propel the cars with rubber bands and wooden blocks and record the distance traveled on data sheets.

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acceleration, energy, force, mass

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acceleration, energy, force, mass, science
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 day
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
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