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"Pasta"-bilities: Noodling Your Way Into Simple Machines
- Level: Middle - High School
- Topic: Physical Science
Description:
This lab activity builds upon student knowledge of and interest in simple machines. Students design, build and race a gravity-fed, pasta race car. The initial section of the lab includes brainstorming/questioning; observations; and student developed experimental design. The second section of the inquiry leads students to collect data (speed, acceleration, and deceleration force) and design a data table. Students will also re-design their pasta cars for maximum speed.
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Research Host:
C. Subah Packer Ph.D.
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- Indiana School for the Blind
Indianapolis, IN
- 2002 Frontiers in Physiology
- Summer Research Teacher
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- Indiana University School of Medicine
, IN
- 2002 Frontiers in Physiology
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| Criteria useful for reviewing
student-centered learning activities
include:
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In this
activity..
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| An inquiry level of 4 or 5 | 4 |
| An integrated Internet component | Yes |
| Assessments for content knowledge | Yes |
Assessments for process skills | Yes |
| Addressed the "ABC" rules for humans
and/or animal use | N/A |
| Use of multiple learning
styles and opportunities for all students | Yes |
| Proper safety precautions and
warnings | Yes |
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