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STC Unit Descriptions
Motion and
Design
ISBN 0-89278-954-9
Subject: Properties and characteristics of motion
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Materials included in the Motion and Design unit kit.
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Students explore
the physics of motion and to apply these concepts to technological design.
Using plastic construction materials, weights, rubber bands, and propellers,
students design and build vehicles. Students record their designs using
technical two-view and three-view drawings. They test how fast the vehicles
move and use their findings to redesign the vehicles to move more
efficiently. Cost analysis is one of the students’ design requirements. As
students design their vehicles, they intuitively apply concepts such as
friction and kinetic and potential energy. They also explore the effect of
gravity on motion. The unit concludes by challenging students to solve a
design challenge and to present their findings to the class.
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