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Newton's Second Law: Mass-Acceleration Relationship with Dynamics Carts
Students form their own hypothesis about the relationships between force, mass, and acceleration for their dynamics cart system. They collect data and express it in a graphical format to visualize the relationships.
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The Drag of Drag
Students are introduced to drag. Then they summarize drag by saying that the drag is proportional to the square of the velocity. Students then solve problems an example of such a problem: Explain why swimming underwater is faster than...
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Korea in Your Community
High schoolers identify Korean products sold in the US and become aware of Korea's importance in international trade.
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Using Nouns and Irregular Verbs
In this sentence building worksheet, students practice using nouns and irregular verbs. Students complete eight sentences with the correct noun or verb from the word pool.
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10 Huh?
Students use powers of ten to make reasonable estimations for list of questions. They share their problem solving techniques with the class.
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What's The Flow?
Students examine urban runoff and identify peak flows. They examine causes for different flow rates, and complete worksheets and a graph.
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What is Ride Sharing?
Third graders discover the concept of ride sharing. They discuss how it helps the environment. They use the internet to gather information as well.
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Keep The Ball Rolling
Students are introduced to new vocabulary associated with a topic of their choice. In partners, they are to keep the conversation going by using the new vocabulary and proper tenses. They are graded based on a rubric given to them at...
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How Green Are We?
Learners identify and interpret the importance of energy efficiency in connection with air pollution. They communicate with families and peers about ways to more effectively contribute to the reduction of air pollution. Finally,...
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America's Castles: The Age of Invention
Students tour the estates built by America's wealthiest visionaries during the years 1911-1929. They discuss the Age of Invention and the people associated with that age in US history.
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Robots
Learners explore the two kinds of fluids: liquids and gases. They explain that liquids (water), unlike gases (air), cannot be compressed. This property makes them ideal for hydraulic work applications.
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Does Contact Area Matter?
Students work together to design and implement an experiment on friction. They test to see if contact area affects the amount of friction. They discover how engineers use friction to make certain products better.
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Very Big Company
Students describe the problems of political independence without economic independence. They evaluate the natural resources, human resources and industrial resources of a country and make economic decisions. They evaluate strengths and...
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Creating A Travel Brochure
Ninth graders decide on a place they would like to visit, and plan a dream vacation to this location. They complete a scavenger hunt to find information about their place. Students make a travel brochure and poster about their place....
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Most Troublesome Exotic Invasive Plant Species Web Quest
Students participate in a Web Quest activity in which they identify common exotic invasive plant species of the Southern Appalachian Region. After identifying the top 10 exotic invasive species, they choose one to research in depth.
Other
Car and Driver
Car and Driver Magazine details the latest news, features, shows, issues and tests of cars today.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Making Sense of "Failed" Car Technology
America on the Move explores the role of transportation in American History highlighting its role as a vital part of our business, social, and cultural history. Learn about the auto industry's experiments, dead-ends, and temporary...
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Technology: I Like Cars!
Cars come in many shapes and sizes. Book includes audio narration in seven additional languages with text in English.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Impact of Technology: Cars
This video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey looks at the invention of the automobile and the development of mass production. [4:21]
Smithsonian Institution
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Early Cars: Fact Sheet for Children
Encyclopedia entry presents fun facts about the history of the automobile.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A New Ecosystem for Electric Cars
Forget about the hybrid auto- Shai Agassi says it's electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020. [18:03]
Energy4Me
Energy4me: The Cost of Car Ownership
An illustrated worksheet that allows students to calculate the real cost of car ownership.
Other
Mit Technology Review: Tomorrow's Cars
A collection of articles about innovations in automotive technology. Titles include: Prying Open the Prius, Cheaper Fuel Cells, Better than Hybrids, and Free Power for Cars.
University of Michigan
National Endowment for the Humanities: Automobile in American Life and Society
An interactive website that looks at all aspects of the automobile in American life. Teacher and student resources are included.