Motion and Design

Motion and Design is a Science unit designed by the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. This "hands-on" unit is filled with activities to experience the laws of motion and the importance of design for students. The students will use K-nex to build race cars and vehicles that can pull loads, use rubber band energy, and use propeller-driven machinery. Students are excited to draw technical drawings, to work in cooperative groups, to build vehicles, and to find solutions to design challenges. Included on this site are ideas for supplementing the Motion and Design kit. Enjoy your visit to this site.

Aerodynamics In Car Racing	Aerodynamic efficiency is the goal of car designers. It is the most important element in developing a competitive race car. Inclusded are topics such as Car development, Racing physics, Design and test, Future designs, Glossary, References.
Amusement Park Physics	What are the forces behind the fun?
Educational Technology Center	Simple Machines
Engineering Design and Graphics at Penn State
Forces and Newton's Laws	Why do objects move as they do?
How Stuff Works	Hundreds of cool articles about how stuff works
Introduction to Mechanisms	Physical principles
Inventions with Wild and Wacky Games	National Geographic for kids
Inventors and Inventions	Inventors, Inventions, and Scientists
Invention Dimension	Inventor of the week achives; invention related links and reasources
Marvelous Machines	Experiments about Simple Machines
Motion and Forces	Unit: Sixth Grade Science
Motion	Motion, energy, and simple machines are explained
Newton's Apple	Public Television's Family Science Show: Get Your Hands On Science!
Force and States of Motion	Newton's Laws are discussed and explained
Physics	Access Excellence Laboratory Activities (210 sites)
Playground Physics	Physics is explained using playground equipment examples!
Professor Beaker's Learning Labs	Science of Simple Machines
Physics	Activities from Other Sites
RollerCoaster	Related Internet Links about Rollercoasters
Roller Coaster Physics	Physics explained with an interactive, labelled diagram!
Rube Goldberg	The official Goldberg website
Simple Machines	Invent a machine based on the work of Rube Goldberg!
Simple Machines	Reaserch/Informational Sites
Simple Machines	Machines and work, thing-a-macjigs, and the uses of simple machines.
Simple Machines Make the World go Round	Students will use the internet to locate information on various simple machines. Students will be given various activities in all curricum activities.
Simple Machines, Super Inventions
Simple Machines Unit	Teachers, reasources, lesson plans, and activities.
Southern Indiana Education Center	Force and Motion Links
The Exploratorium Science Snacks	Downhill Race, Momentum Machine, and Snacks and resources
The Franklin Institute Online	Making Phyics Fun: Motion Tours; Technology Tours
The Franklin Institute Online: Simple Machines	Simple Machines
Three Laws of Motion	The three laws of Motion
What's That?	In this lesson you will be able to reasearch information inventions, inventors, and the patent process. You will also be asked to design, draw, and constuct your own invention.
Welcome to Exploring Leonardo	Who was Leonardo da Vinci? Explore this site and learn about this fascinating scienntist, inventor, and artist.

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Concepts

Aerodynamic efficiency is the goal of car designers. It is the most important element in developing a competitive race car. Inclusded are topics such as Car development, Racing physics, Design and test, Future designs, Glossary, References.

What are the forces behind the fun?

Educational Technology Center

Simple Machines

Why do objects move as they do?

Hundreds of cool articles about how stuff works

Physical principles

National Geographic for kids

Inventors, Inventions, and Scientists

Inventor of the week achives; invention related links and reasources

Experiments about Simple Machines

Unit: Sixth Grade Science

Motion

Motion, energy, and simple machines are explained

Public Television's Family Science Show: Get Your Hands On Science!

Force and States of Motion

Newton's Laws are discussed and explained

Physics

Access Excellence Laboratory Activities (210 sites)

Playground Physics

Physics is explained using playground equipment examples!

Science of Simple Machines

Activities from Other Sites

Related Internet Links about Rollercoasters

Physics explained with an interactive, labelled diagram!

The official Goldberg website

Invent a machine based on the work of Rube Goldberg!

Reaserch/Informational Sites

Simple Machines

Machines and work, thing-a-macjigs, and the uses of simple machines.

Students will use the internet to locate information on various simple machines. Students will be given various activities in all curricum activities.

Teachers, reasources, lesson plans, and activities.

Force and Motion Links

Downhill Race, Momentum Machine, and Snacks and resources

Making Phyics Fun: Motion Tours; Technology Tours

Simple Machines

The three laws of Motion

In this lesson you will be able to reasearch information inventions, inventors, and the patent process. You will also be asked to design, draw, and constuct your own invention.

Who was Leonardo da Vinci? Explore this site and learn about this fascinating scienntist, inventor, and artist.

Attitudes

Concepts

Cooperative Learning Group Roles

Resources for Students

Skills

Technical Drawings

Vocabulary