LEGO Gymnast Powered Car
by Lisa Nielsen
In this lesson, students will use the LEGO BricQ Motion Prime set to build a gymnast powered car that can experiment with the three Laws of Motion. Students can modify the car to move in different ways. This car is essentially a "pendulum" on wheels!
Lesson Grade Level
7th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uC2T6s7Vhaqhbc6wG9JAJfsX02XUGJPr/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P3: Net Force P4: Energy Transfer Engineering S5: Apply Technology to Engineering Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Speaking & Listening
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