Wheels and Movement: Air Powered Vehicles
by Lisa Harris
In this lesson, students will learn about air resistance, friction, and Newton's Second Law of Motion. They will then collaborate and communicate effectively with their peers to complete an engineering design challenge of creating a vehicle from K'Nex, powered by air.
Lesson Grade Level
5th GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1y0xTMeKZiFHT4bOwUwk1YPFgmxbSG3P8/edit?u…Related Content
Grades:
5th Grade
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Grades:
5th Grade, 7th Grade
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Grades:
5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This lesson was designed because students love to compete, and it primes them to use the Engineering Design process to build a boat and revise their design as needed. Students must use at least one