Motion and Design Links
Motion and Design Links
Lesson 1: Designing Vehicles: Getting Started
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/forces/sciber/intro.htm This site provides links to explanations and examples of Newton's Laws of Motion.
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/forces/sciber/forcmot.htm Descriptions of force and friction are explained.
http://www.natureshift.org/robotLab/motion/motninfo.html Further explanations of Newton's three laws of motion.
Lesson 2: Using Drawings to Record and Build
Lesson 3: Pulling a Vehicle: Looking at Force
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/forces/sciber/intro.htm This site provides links to explanations and examples of Newton's Laws of Motion.
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/science/sciber00/8th/forces/sciber/forcmot.htm Descriptions of force and friction are explained.
http://www.natureshift.org/robotLab/motion/motninfo.html Further explanations of Newton's three laws of motion.
Lesson 4: Testing the Motion of Vehicles Carrying a Load
http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster Manipulate gravity and friction, as well as other variables, to create a functioning roller coaster. Click on the lower links for explanations of force, gravity, mass, etc.
Lesson 5: Designing Vehicles to Meet Requirements
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/physics/forces1_intro.shtml
This site offers an explanation of how forces affect the motion of objects.
Lesson 6: Evaluating Vehicle Design: Looking at Rubber Band Energy
Lesson 7: Testing the Effects of Rubber Band Energy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/physics/forces1_intro.shtml This site offers an explanation of how forces affect the motion of objects.
Lesson 8: Evaluating Vehicle Design: Looking at Friction
http://www.suzy.co.nz/SuzysWorld/Factpage.asp?FactSheet=37 Students can examine these fast facts about friction then confirm if they are ture or false after conducting their own investigations.
http://72.5.51.112/episode_pdfs/episodeguide48.pdf A description of friction from Bill Nye, the science guy.
Lesson 9: Designing and Building a Vehicle with a Sail
Lesson 10: Testing the Effects of Air Resistence on a Vehicle's Motion
Lesson 11: Building a Propeller-Driven Vehicle
Lesson 12: Analyzing the Motion and Design of a Propeller-Driven Vehicle
Lesson 13: Looking at Cost
Lesson 14: Planning Our Final Design Challenge
Lesson 15: Refining Our Design
Lesson 16: Presenting Our Final Design Challenge
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