Cars on a Giant Seesaw

SKU: LH-ISM-044-K
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Cars on a Giant Seesaw

SKU: LH-ISM-044-K
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Serves up to 32 students per kit
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In this investigation, students figure out a mathematical relationship that they can use to determine where to place two or more objects with different masses on a seesaw so it will balance.

The Cars on a Giant Seesaw 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: 

  • Teeterboards
  • Washers
  • Cloth Meter Sticks

Alignment with Academic Standards for Science  


Source 

Code 

Performance Expectation 

NGSS 

MS-PS2-2. 

Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. 

 

Core Idea(s) 

  • PS3: Forces, Motion, and Interaction 

Practices 

  • SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations 

  • SEP4: Analyzing and interpreting data 

  • SEP5: Using mathematics and computational thinking  

  • SEP6: Constructing explanations and designing solutions 

  • SEP7: Engaging in argument from evidence 

  • SEP8: Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information 

Crosscutting Concepts 

  • CC1: Patterns  

  • CC7: Stability and change 

ADI investigation kits are designed for the investigations found in the ADI Learning Hub and ADI books. To see the specific state and national standards alignment that this investigation aligns with, create your free account in the the ADI Learning Hub. 

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Everything one teacher needs to run each investigation with a full class.

Teeterboards
Washers
Cloth Meter Sticks
Everything for a full class. Refill packs sold separately.

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