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Posted January 9th, 2009 by admin

Motion and Design

Author: Carol Swink
Level: Elementary School
Content Area: Science, Technology, Engineering

Lesson 13: Analyzing the Motion and Design of a Propeller-Driven Vehicle

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Activities: 
  1. Discuss the handout 12-A and that students need to make sure to return their propeller vehicle to its original form following each test.
  2. Students work cooperatively to complete the “What If” questions on handout 12-A.
  3. Students Test Their Vehicle
  4. When the investigations are complete, discuss findings for each question with the class.
  5. SCIENCE NOTEBOOK: Students will glue their handout into their science notebook. Students will be sure to include the day and time of the investigation in the notebook.