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Potential and Kinetic Energy. Students should already know the definitions for work and mechanical energy. Preparation is needed for this lesson by pre-teaching of background theory. keywords marbles ramps

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What Crushed the Can? To help the students gain an understanding of the effects of air pressure on objects in their environment. Well written and explained. Demonstration will require 2 periods @ 30 min. ea to do properly. Very good background information on science principles of air pressure. KW Air pressure

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Making An Anemometer (to measure the wind) Wind speed

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AIR BAGS AND COLLISIONS Egg Pitching! You can find ways to throw eggs at high speed and not have them break! How do airbags prevent automobile injuries? Design ways to cushion an egg that is thrown ... Activity follows background information. motion force velocity

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DOMED STADIUM Blow It Up! What keeps inflated stadiums up? Find out how moving air can support weight in different conditions. Activity page follows background. You can observe the effect that moving air has on inflatable materials. Discover how important changing conditions are on an inflated structure and how moving air can support it. KEYS: inflated structure, shell structure, structural design,pneumatic, air pressure, tension, moving air, forces acting on a structure.

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Simple Machines - Inquiry Almanack - Simple machines illustrated and explained.Gives good definitions, matched with their pictures. Links to activities are included at the site.

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Marvelous Machines This is a series of experiments about simple machines: levers, wheels and inclined planes. This unit was designed for use in third grade, but can be adapted for multiple grades.

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Students learn to understand the effect of machines on force. Originally designed for grade 5, can be adapted and more suited to grade 4 Canadian curriculum.

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Students learn to understand the relationship of friction to the functioning of machines. Originally designed for grade 5, can be adapted.

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To understand the laws of motion. newton force pendulum spring scale

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One Hill Roller Coaster - Students investigate how the force of friction on a moving object varies depending on the materials used. This specific on-line project is complete but the teacher pages contain information that could be used to duplicate this as an in class activity.

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Background Information on Weather Instruments and Scales - Provides a comprehensive teacher background on measuring weather conditions in a variety of ways. Detailed description of different types of clouds as well as the Beaufort Wind Scale which relates to forces acting on structures.

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Physical Properties of Ice - Students investigate the facts that ice melts faster under pressure, and that ice can be broken up or melted, and then refrozen. Can be used to demonstrate a variety of lessons from Water systems, to Forces, Properties of Matter etc.

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Experiment to see the relationship between mass and acceleration of an object. Sample activity rubric included.

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Recognize that weight and surface type affect friction. Assessment questions and answers included.

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POTENTIAL AND KINETIC ENERGY - Students will learn the relationship between Potential and Kinetic energy,discover that the larger the mass, and the higher an object is raised, the more energy is stored. They will measure work in centimeters,compute the average distances,make predictions, record observations, and create hypothesis.

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UNDERSTANDING HURRICANES: students will be able to name the elements needed for the creation of hurricane, be able to identify the 5 categories of intensity using the Saffir/Simpson scale, and be able to chart and graphs the path of the hurricane using daily wind speeds.

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Famous Bridges. Students will understand the benefits and drawbacks of different types of bridges. This lesson is designed for different grade levels. Video clip requires "Real Player."

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Dynamic Earth. Students will understand that a tidal wave, or tsunami, is a huge, destructive wave caused by a certain type of earthquake.

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Making lightning: Students will mimick the production of lightning by clouds through static electricity. Site includes information on Hurricanes and Tornados. Good pictures of real students conducting the activity.

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Student Activities -- Force & Energy Grade 8 - Part 2: There are a series of different activities including Tension Force, Magnetic Force, Buoyant Force, Elastic Force, and Friction

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Student Activities – Force & Energy Grade 8 – Part 3: These activities look at the work and energy (input and output) of machines and the impact that machines have on our lives.

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THE CANADIAN NATIONAL (CN) TOWER: students will learn about the CN Tower and then find out what gives the tower strength and why.

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Teachers' Corner Brief backgrounder on types of Motion. STAO's Elementary Curriculum Committee now offers the opportunity for teachers to ask and answer questions regarding the Science and Technology curriculum, from kindergarten to grade eight.
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FOCUS ON BRIDGES Keywords: structures, bridges, weight

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DON'T MISS! inertia

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REVIEW: SUPERMAG(TM) MAGNETIC GENIUS This Italian-made product from PlastWood (www.plastwood.com) is a very cool construction system consisting of nickel plated steel balls and two sizes of plastic coated magnetic polarized rods. The system allows one to construct structures of varying complexity, limited only by the number of spheres and rods and one’s imagination. ELEMENTS Article November 2004. However, teachers are required to purhcase the various construction kits. Very cool, but very expensive.
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BOOK REVIEW: FANTASTIC FEATS AND FAILURES This book of famous engineering accomplishments and even more famous mistakes is bound to engage boys and girls equally. The book features 20 profiles of engineering marvels including the CN Tower and Canadarm ELEMENTS Article March 2005
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Take Your Students to New Heights with Kites “Cross-Curricular Connections” are intended to be adapted and used with a range of teaching assignments. ELEMENTS Article June 2006 Pg 1-3
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Toying Around in Science and Technology - What do Jacob’s ladder, toy cars, waterwheels, windup toys, ramps, teeter totters, pinwheels, simple robots, spinning tops, and glow in the dark toys have in common? First published in ELEMENTS January 2007
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How Eggshells Built Rome: An Interdisciplinary Science Demonstration for Grade 5 This demonstration illustrates how arches have been used in architecture for hundreds of years, not only for aesthetic appeal, but also for structural purposes First published in the ELEMENTS Nov. 2007
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Using Pulleys: Giving you a Mechanical Advantage. A simple activity on pulleys for Grades 4 and 5. By Joe Strever. First published in the March Elements 2008