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Students use the Metric system and engineering software to design a scale model car. In this scale model car making lesson, students design a scale model car using computer software, the Metric system, and properties of aerodynamics. Students then make the car out of wood and test the car in a wind tunnel. Students then write a technical essay about the project.

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integrating technology, engineering, aerodynamics

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aerodynamics, engineering activity, meteric units of measurement, Physics, scale model cars, science
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Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
21 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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Ed Software
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