30-45 minutes

Lesson Objectives:

• operate SmartRamps in COMPETE Mode.

• communicate scientific information.

• use the scientific method to predict, observe and explain.

• describe different ways to solve a problem.

• implement tests of different shaped and textured balls to predict which ones will rolldown the ramp faster

• describe the movement of objects

• 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 anobject on a ramp

Materials Needed:

• NoRILLA SmartRamps

• Balls of different sizes and shapes

• Optional Reading Book - Bounce by Doreen Cronin and Scott Menchin.