Class Activity: BOUNCE!

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Grade Level: 10 (9-11) Group Size: 3
Time Required: 45 minutes. Expendable Cost Per Group: US$ 5
Summary: In this activity, students examine how different balls react when colliding with different surfaces. Also, they will have plenty of opportunity to learn how to calculate momentum and understand the principle of conservation of [...]

Report Writing: Athletes and Gravity

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Grade Level: 6 (5-7) Group Size: 1
Time Required: 50 minutes
Summary: Students write a biographical sketch of an artist or athlete who lives on the edge, riding the gravity wave, to better understand how these artists and athletes work with gravity and manage risk. Note: The literacy activities for the Mechanics unit are based [...]