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| Goals/Objectives:
* Students will learn about stability in shapes through the use of the model. * Students will learn about construction through the use of the model. * Students will learn about inertia through the use of the model. * Students will learn about centrifugal force through the use of the model. |
| Materials:
* K’NEX s |
| Procedures:
* Students will view several models of constructions made with K’NEX pieces. * Students will be given an opportunity to make various constructions using K’NEX pieces. Students will experiment with different sizes and shapes of bases to determine which shapes are sturdy and which are not. * Students will work in groups of four to create a model gyro swing using K’NEX pieces. * Students will play around with the model and see how it works. * The teacher will explain the concepts behind inertia. (An object will remain in the same direction, or motion, unless acted on by an outside force.) * The teacher will relate this to the movement of the model. * Students will play around with the model, and decide at what point inertia can be seen. * The teacher will explain the concepts behind centrifugal motion. (The force that an object moving along a circular path exerts on the body constraining the object and that acts outwardly away from the center of rotation.) * Students will play around with the model, and decide at what point centrifugal motion can be seen. * The students will come together, as a group, and discuss what they have learned. |
| Evaluation:
* Did the students learn about stability in shapes? * Did the students learn about construction of a model? * Did the students learn about inertia? * Did the students learn about centrifugal motion? |