Lesson 7 & 8

Lesson 7: Engineering Design Process to Design, Predict, & Build Cars

30-45 minutes

Lesson Objectives:

  • Articulate information the impact of weight on speed of an object moving on a ramp

  • Apply options for increasing the speed of an object on a ramp

  • Evaluating the results of tests of the impacts of different materials on movement of an object on a ramp


Materials Needed:

  • NoRILLA

  • Building materials such as Lego cars (provided), K’nex, Vex IQ cars, CDs for wheels

  • Cereal boxes

  • Pringles cans

  • Design, Predict and Build Cars worksheet

  • Foam board or cardboard ramp (provided)

Lesson 8: Engineering Design Process to Design, Predict, & Build Cars

30-45 minutes

Lesson Objectives:

  • Articulate information the impact of weight on speed of an object moving on a ramp

  • Apply options for increasing the speed of an object on a ramp

  • Evaluating the results of tests of the impacts of different materials on movement of an object on a ramp


Materials Needed:

  • NoRILLA

  • Building materials such as Lego cars (provided), K’nex, Vex IQ cars, CDs for wheels

  • Cereal boxes

  • Pringles cans

  • Design, Predict and Build Cars worksheet

  • Foam board or cardboard ramp (provided)

 

Worksheets

Lesson Slides