In this investigation, students figure out how skateboarders are able to catch “big air” during the X Games.
The Skateboard Big Air kit includes all the materials that students will need to design and carry out an investigation.
Each kit contains enough materials for eight groups of students.
Materials:
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Track towers
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Bent track connectors
- Flat Track connectors
- Race tracks
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Sticker sheets
- Table connector
- Metal balls
- Wood balls
- Cloth tape measure
Alignment with Academic Standards for Science
Source |
Code |
Performance Expectation |
NGSS |
MS-PS3-5. |
Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the kinetic energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object. |
Core Idea(s)
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PS7: Energy Transfer and Transformations
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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SEP4: Analyzing and interpreting data
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SEP5: Using mathematics and computational thinking
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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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CC4: Systems and system models
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CC5: Energy and matter
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