Learning Goals
Students will be able to define measurable criteria and constraints for a safe, testable self-propelled car challenge
Students will be able to construct force diagrams and calculate net force to predict whether a car will remain at rest, move at constant velocity, or accelerate
Students will be able to collect and represent repeated measurements of force, mass, and acceleration to identify quantitative patterns in car motion
Students will be able to analyze car-test data using Newton's second law to justify the relationship among net force, mass, and acceleration
Students will be able to use mathematical representations of Newton's law of gravitation and Coulomb's law to describe and predict forces between objects
Students will be able to prototype, test, and refine a self-propelled car and collision-safety feature using quantitative force evidence and peer feedback
Students will be able to communicate and reflect on how collaboration, peer critique, and scientific evidence shaped a team's final car design
Products
Physics and Engineering Portfolio
Each student documents design ideas, observations, force diagrams, signed net-force calculations, trial averages, graphs, Newton's-law calculations, peer feedback, revisions, and a final self-assessment.
Self-Propelled Car and Physics Showcase
Each team builds and refines a self-propelled car with a collision-force-reducing feature, then presents its averaged data, mathematical models, design revisions, and evidence-based explanation at a school showcase.
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