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Jungle Gym Drop

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students drop a variety of objects from a jungle gym to explore how different shapes, sizes, and masses relate to forces and motion.
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Forces in a Climb - Vectors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read Forces in a Climb from the Beginner's Guide to Propulsion, and explain each of the formulas using vectors.
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Forces in Action

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students ask questions that can be investigated scientifically. They determine how to plan a fair test by changing one factor while keeping other factors the same, to use measurements to draw conclusions and use scientific knowledge to...
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Weighing In

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders demonstrate that gravity is a force.
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Falling

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore the role of gravity as a force in falling. They use the Internet to research gravity.
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Bicycle Pump Pressure

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students explain that air pressure applies a force. If any of students have flown in an airplane, they have felt the "popping" of their ears caused by the change in atmospheric pressure because of the altitude changes.
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Using Graphs to Compare

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils use the FoilSim computer simulation program, and demonstrate an understanding of the lift variables by explaining their graphical representations. They demonstrate an understanding of forces and motion.