Lesson 10: Designing and Building a Vehicle with a Sail
Activities:
- Review list of what makes the vehicle go fast and what makes the vehicle slow down (from lesson 5).
- SCIENCE NOTEBOOK:
- The question to be investigated is “How does a sail affect the movement of the vehicle?” Explain how the sail might affect the vehicle’s motion when moving with the wind and against it.
- Directions: Students will adapt their standard vehicle to hold a cardboard sail that will catch the air. Students use page 38 for group discussion. One student in each group will facilitate the discussion.
- SCIENCE NOTEBOOK: Students sketch their group’s design in their science notebook prior to construction. Students also explain why they selected the sail design.
- Each group shares the design and explains their rationale for the vehicle.
- Students complete the Student Self-Assessment A handout. Collect the self-assessments to review. Explain to students that the self-assessment is not a grade—it is a reflection that we will revisit at the end of the unit. Students Doing Research
- SCIENCE NOTEBOOK: Students complete the LOL in their notebooks using group data from sharing.
- SCIENCE NOTEBOOK: Students complete the LOL from student sharing. The LOL may also include a content blast.
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