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Building Better Barriers
In this investigation, students explore collisions using a PASCO Smart Cart, which records forces during collisions. SPARKvue software is used for data...
Newton's Third Law
In this lab, students will investigate how two Smart Carts exert forces on each other in different scenarios. Using force sensors on each cart, students...
Forces and Motion
In this lab, students explore the relationship between force, mass, and motion using a Smart Cart on an aluminum dynamics track. The objective is to investigate...
Graph Matching
The purpose of this activity is to explore graphs of position versus time and velocity versus time. The motion will be measured for a Smart Cart moving...
Why Do We Wear Eclipse Glasses? A Study with UV Beads
In this activity, students use color-changing UV beads to compare the effectiveness of sunglasses...
Weird Weather: Solar Eclipse Weather Study
Strange things happen during a solar eclipse! In this lab, students uncover local changes in weather...
Solar Eclipse Light and Temperature Study
In this lab, students use Wireless Light and Temperature Sensors to investigate a solar eclipse and...
Nightlight: Loops and Conditions
Students will use the Engineering Design Process, Blockly coding, and materials from the //control.Node and Control Kit to create a model of a working...
Roving on Hills with the PASCObot
In this investigation students experiment with the PASCObot to find out how it responds to climbing a hill. They experiment with the accelerometer to learn...
Computational Modeling: Force on Impact
Students will investigate the relationship between force and acceleration as well as create a mathematical...
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