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30 Minutes
(OPtional)

Lesson Objectives: Students will complete a pre-assessment.

Materials Needed: Pre-assessment (Worksheet - Test)

Introduction: Today students will complete their pre-assessment to show what they know prior to learning with Norilla SmartRamps.

• Students complete their pre-assessment.

WORKSHEETS

30-45 minutes

Lesson Objectives:

• define the steps of the scientific method

• use the scientific method to carry out an experiment

• think like and be a scientist.

• measure using a ruler or a cube

• collect data.

Materials Needed:

• 2 felt-covered planks of wood (2 different textures of felt)

• 2 structurally similar cars

• Scientific Method Poster and Worksheets (after Lesson)

• Data Collection Worksheets (after Lesson)

• Scientific Method videos - Choose 1

  • The Steps of the Scientific Method for Kids - Science for Children: FreeSchool (Grades K-5)

  • The Scientific Method: Steps and Examples (3-5)

  • The Scientific Method (Grades 4-5)

• Optional Literature

  • How do Scientists Ask Questions by Madeline J. Hayes

  • Mad Margret Experiments with the Scientific Method by Eric Braun

  • What is Science? By Rebecca Kai Dotlich
    
    

30 - 45 mins

Lesson Objectives:

• Articulate information about what a ramp and why ramps are important

• Suggest options for increasing the speed of an object on a ramp and evaluating the results

Materials Needed:

• NoRILLA SmartRamps

• pre-built cars and objects

• Optional Literature

  • Roll, Slope, and Slide: A Book About Ramps (Amazing Science: Simple Machines) by Michael Dahl

  • Samantha on a Roll by Linda Ashman

  • Roller Coaster Kid by Mary Ann Rodman

Lesson Objectives:

• Articulate information about what a ramp and why ramps are important

• Suggest options for increasing the speed of an object on a ramp and evaluating the results

Materials Needed:

• NoRILLA/Smart Ramps

• Pre-built objects/cars

• drawing paper

• crayons, markers, etc.

• Building materials such as Legos, paper plates, cardboard, cereal boxes, origami paper, toilet paper rolls, tape etc.

• Rulers or snap cubes for measurement

Lesson Objectives:

• (Same as lesson 3)

• Articulate information about what a ramp and why ramps are important

• Suggest options for increasing the speed of an object on a ramp and evaluating the results

Materials Needed:

• NoRILLA/Smart Ramps

• Pre-built objects/cars

• drawing paper

• crayons, markers, etc.

• Building materials such as Legos, paper plates, cardboard, cereal boxes, origami paper, toilet paper rolls, tape etc.

30-45 minutes

Lesson Objectives:

• Interact with the NoRILLA Smart Ramp in COMPETE Mode

• Identify design options that will increase the speed of an object on a ramp

• Apply knowledge about objects moving on an inclined surface to predict comparative acceleration

Materials Needed:

• NoRILLA

• Cars/Objects
  

40 minute

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)

40 minute

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)

40 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 roll down 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 shapes and sizes.

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

30 minutes

(OPTIONAL)

Lesson Objectives: Students will complete a post-assessment.

Materials Needed: Post-assessment (Worksheet - Test)

Introduction: Let students know that they have completed their lessons using NoRILLA SmartRamps. Today they will complete their post-assessment to show what they have learned.

• Students complete their post-assessment.

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