Lesson plan that uses students' step length to understand the relationship between distance, speed and acceleration. Includes graphing of data and interpretation of graphs.
This simulation is Graph matching between position + velocity graphs
Students determine the coefficient of restitution (or the elasticity) for super balls. Working in pairs, they drop balls from a meter height and determine how high they bounce. They measure, record and repeat the process to gather data to calculate average bounce heights and coefficients of elasticity. Then they extrapolate to determine the height the ball would bounce if dropped from much higher heights.
In this lab activity, students investigate the concept of frame of reference by observing, describing and drawing the same walking motion from different positions. Additionally, they determine the effect of frame of reference on the walking time. Students analyze their data and observations and develop a working definition of the concept of frame of reference. A description of the lab report format is provided.
In this physics interactive lecture demonstration, students will observe the constancy of gravity in a variety of different situations. They will predict what will happen if a plastic bottle, filled with water and having a hole near the bottom, is dropped. Will the bottle fall at the same rate as the water inside the bottle?
This resource is part of Tools4NCTeachers.
This is lesson 3 of 6 lessons focused around developing a mathematical community at the beginning of the school year. While this lesson addresses standard NC.K.G.1, its primary goal is for students to recognize that mathematicians listen to and learn from one another.
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Based on a series of teacher directions, students select stated shapes and place them in specified locations. Students must recognize the names of shapes and position words. This task may be used for instructional or assessment purposes.
Students practice the language of location in relation to themselves and classroom objects. The class will work collaboratively to create a simple classroom map and then use it to describe the location of various objects found in the classroom.