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Advances in Civilization: A Car or a Horse?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the ways in which horses made transportation, hunting and agriculture much easier for the native peoples. They then compare advantages of a horse "back then" to the ease transportation (mainly cars) make on our...
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Safety Belts and the Media

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students discuss the importance of using their seat belts in cars. After viewing different public service announcements, they identify ones which made an impact on them. In groups, they draw their own announcement to educate others about...
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Beep Beep!

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use sidewalk chalk to draw roads,streets, houses and buildings. Students use matchbox cars and trucks to drive on streets and roads they drew.
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Breaking News English: Moscow Subway Cars to Have CCTV

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, students read "Moscow Subway Cars to Have CCTV," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Describing the Motion of a Battery Powered Car

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate average velocity of a moving car. In this physics activity, students construct graphs from data collected in the experiment. They design their own experiment to determine velocity of another moving object.
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Want to Drag?!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students use the Metric system and engineering software to design a scale model car. In this scale model car making lesson plan, students design a scale model car using computer software, the Metric system, and properties of...
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Science Nascar Race

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students build wind driven model cars which they will race while working in racing teams. They write a newsletter about their pit crew, describing the construction of their car, and how their car is most beneficial to the environment....
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Chairs, Corduroys, Cottages, and Cars: Exploring the Diversity of Design

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create and present a theme-based exhibition. In this design lesson, students categorize objects to reflect a specific design theme and create their own theme-based collections. Students research a museum collection to discover...
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Two Sides of One Force

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn how simple electric motors and electromagnets work. In this electromagnets lesson, students learn about electromagnetics and how magnets and electricity are related. They also learn about hybrid gasoline electric cars and...
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Driving Puzzle

For Students 5th - 12th
In this driving word search puzzle, students identify terms related to driving. Examples include drive, gas, and car. A list of 45 words is provided to assist students in their search.
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Alphabet Train

For Students Pre-K - K
In this alphabet activity worksheet, students color the different train cars that each have a different letter of the alphabet on them. The objective is to enhance students' knowledge of the alphabet.
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Look and Find Driving

For Students 1st
In this car travel worksheet, 1st graders locate objects and circle them as they are found. Students find 10 different items found along the roads, streets, or freeways.
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Wheels: Machines at home

For Students 6th - 12th
In this wheels worksheet, students find different kinds of wheels on their car. Students find at least 5 different kinds of wheels and write them in a list.
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Cell Phones and Driving

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students identify and explore the dangers of cell phone use while driving. In this car safety lesson, students research using a cell phone while driving. Students compile the information to create a presentation and write a reflection...
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Benefits of Cycling

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this advantages and disadvantages activity, students write the advantages and disadvantages of riding a bike and riding in a car. Students complete 2 activities.
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Photoshop Activities

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the computer program Photoshop and complete a variety of activities to learn the program. In this Photoshop lesson plan, students distort pictures, swap faces of people, restore a car, and more.
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Newton's First Law Crash!!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine Newton's first law of motion and demonstrate how it applies to cars.  In this motion lesson students complete an experiment and worksheet on speed and inertia.
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Family Cars

For Students Pre-K - K
In this about me worksheet, students check a box to show if their family has one car or more then one car. Students then illustrate a picture of one of their family's cars.
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Engineering: Lego Cars and Light Sensors

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Students build Lego cars with attached light sensors. They program the car to enter a tunnel and reverse out when it records a darker light reading.
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Building the Car (Mechanics and Motion)

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils design and begin building a car out of K'NEX parts after a class discussion on the components of the car, the constraints and goals of the design, the type of testing that will be performed, and a demonstration of a basic chassis...
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Let's Compare Cars!

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this printing practice learning exercise, learners first draw and color two different cars to help them compare different objects. Students then practice their printing skills as they write answers to several questions about the cars.
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Renting a Car

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students listen to a dialog about a person renting a car. They complete an on-line worksheet with related questions, getting immediate feedbook. Beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels are provided for.
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How Mass Affects the Speed of a Coaster Car

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine what factors affect the speed of the car. In this physics lesson plan, students calculate speed, velocity and acceleration from experimental data. They construct and interpret motion graphs.
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Junior Solar Sprint Series: Gears and Drive Belts

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Activate middle schoolers' minds with this physical science activity. Learners vary the diameter of gears and the number of teeth on them to find how energy output is affected. This writeup features well-developed background information...

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