In this investigation, students figure out how to predict how the sled will move when more than one person is pulling on it.
The Sled Tug-O-War kit includes all the materials that students will need to design and carry out an investigation.
Each kit contains enough materials for six groups of students.
Materials:
- Washers
- Carts
- Race Tracks
- Pulleys
- String
- Paper Clips
Alignment with Academic Standards for Science
Source |
Code |
Performance Expectation |
NGSS |
3-PS2-1 |
Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. |
Core Idea(s)
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EPS3: Forces and Motion
Practices
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SEP1: Asking questions and defining problems
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SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations
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SEP5: Using mathematics and computational thinking ‘
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SEP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions
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SEP7: Engaging in argument from evidence
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SEP8: Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Crosscutting Concepts
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CC2: Cause and effect
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CC3: Scale, proportion, and quantity
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