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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Little Blue Engine

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young scholars listen to a read aloud of Shel Silverstein's, The Little Blue Engine. They design and build a Lego train that climbs a three foot incline, one foot at a time. They draw and write about their design.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: How Incline Affects Speed

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students determine how incline affects speed. They will communicate their results graphically.
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Handout
Physics Classroom

The Physics Classroom: 1 Dimensional Kinematics

For Students 6th - 8th
An activity in which average speed is calculated for a ball sliding along an inclined plane. This speed is compared to various instantaneous speeds along the incline.