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This Is How We Roll! Lesson PlanThis Is How We Roll! Lesson Plan
Publisher
Alabama Learning Exchange
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2nd - 6th
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Science
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3 days
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This Is How We Roll!

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This This Is How We Roll! lesson plan also includes:
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  • Inspiration Software
  • Roller Coaster Game
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Students research how roller coasters work. In this physics lesson, learners research the history of roller coasters and the safety factors in the design of a roller coaster on the website www.learner.org/exhibits/parkphysics. They create their own roller coaster design using Kidspiration software.

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Concepts

friction, motion, roller coasters

Additional Tags

friction, kidspiration, motion, Physics, roller coasters, science

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  • Includes rubric, background information, and interactive website

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