Today, Friday the 13th, we completed our Hot Wheels Lab and then applied our knowledge gained from the lab in order to race our cars and come up with the fastest car. Conclusions based on the lab data were also written. Have a great weekend. If you forgot how to write a conclusion, the link to the template is below.
Conclusion Template
Friday, December 13, 2013
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Distance=Rate/Time: Hot Wheels Style
Hot Wheels lab today in class to test either the height of the ramp or the mass of the car and what effect it has on speed. Fun times in science class. We will complete the lab tomorrow with conclusions and then maybe a few races to see who the real Speed Racer is!
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Investigative Planning!
In class today, we worked in groups planning out how we were going to test one of two questions about speed. We will be using Hot Wheels track and cars tomorrow and Friday in a lab format trying to find the answers to our questions. Each group must supply their own car.
Investigative Plan Template
Energy Transformation Homework
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Mythbusters!
Mythbusters today in class. We watched the Border Sling Shot episode. In addition to completing the worksheet below. On the back, we identified examples in the episode of potential/kinetic energy as well as various forms of energy like mechanical, thermal, etc. If you were absent, you can watch any episode of Mythbusters on Discovery Channel and complete the worksheet below with all the above requirements. Mythbusters Worksheet
Congratulations to our Balloon Racer Extraordinaire!
Congratulations to our long distance winner for the whole grade level, Brandon! His car traveled a whopping 63 feet! Hard work definitely paid off! Way to go! Below is a picture of his car.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Race Day!
Today was race day here in the Science Wing! There was some great improvements made to the cars over the weekend! Nice work. After the races were over, we had a follow up worksheet over the race and the concepts covered. The link is below to the worksheet. Remember, we NEED HOT WHEELS STRAIGHT TRACK for this week's lab.
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