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Balloon Hovercraft
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In this activity (on page 2 of the PDF under GPS: Luge Activity), learners will construct a model hovercraft out of an empty spool and a piece of cardboard.
Bottle Cars
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In this activity, learners explore motion, energy, and electricity by constructing bottle cars that run on motors.
Rubber Band Racer
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In this activity, learners construct speedy vehicles made out of paper plates and powered by twisted rubber bands.
Getting Your Bearings
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of friction and how ball bearings reduce friction.
Give Me a Brake
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In this activity, learners explore the concept of how brakes can stop or slow mechanical motion.
Sliding and Stuttering
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Learners use a spring scale to drag an object such as a ceramic coffee cup along a table top or the floor.
Airboat
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In this activity related to Newton's Laws of Motion, learners build a boat powered by a propeller in the air.
No-Slip Grip
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore friction. Learners investigate the factors that affect the force required to move an object.