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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 2: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started (B)

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Activities: 
  1. Students will begin their first design challenge: In 20 minutes of less, design and build a vehicle that will move at least 100 cm (39 in).
  2. In cooperative groups, discuss how to test the effectiveness of the constructed vehicle.
  3. SCIENCE NOTEBOOK: How did you make (construct) your vehicle and how did you get your vehicle to move?
  4. What was one problem your group encountered while building the vehicle? How did you solve the problem?
  5. Share designs.
  6. SCIENCE NOTEBOOK: Complete LOL (line of learning) in science notebooks based on student sharing of ideas. The LOL may include a content blast.