Date: March 8, 2007
Time:
8 AM to 2 PM
Cost: $30 – Member Schools $125 for Non-Member Schools
See website www.salemcollaborative.org for member list.
Workshop Series Instructor: TBA
Description: What path does the coyote take when he runs off
the edge of a cliff? Well, fans of the cartoon know that he runs straight
out, realizes he is over a deep canyon, puts up a “help” sign, and then plummets
straight down until a tiny dust cloud rises up from the canyon floor. In
this workshop, you will conduct a series of fun, quantitative experiments
with a simple marble launcher and electronic timers. We will study projectile
motion thoroughly, and then add in some bonus classroom-friendly statistical
analysis activities. By the end of the workshop, we will see who can hit
the bulls-eye on our classroom target designed to be used with the marble
launcher. We will describe the correct coyote path, and do this all through
hands-on, inquiry-type explorations. This workshop is geared toward middle
school teachers and freshman high school teachers of science and math.
Correlation to MA Frameworks
|
Subject Area |
Grade 6 – 8 |
High School |
|
Physical Science |
11. Explain and give examples of how the motion
of an object can be described by its position, direction of motion, and
speed. 13. Differentiate between potential and kinetic
energy. Identify situations where kinetic energy is transformed into potential
energy and vice versa. |
1. Motion and Forces Central Concept: Newton’s laws of motion and gravitation
describe and predict the motion of most objects. |
|
Technology/Engineering |
1. Materials,
Tools, and Machines Central Concept: Appropriate materials, tools, and machines enable
us to solve problems, invent, and construct. 2. Engineering
Design Central Concept: Engineering design is an iterative process that
involves modeling and optimizing to develop technological solutions to
problems within given constraints. |
1. Engineering Design Central Concepts: Engineering design involves practical problem
solving, research, development, and invention/innovation, and requires
designing, drawing, building, testing, and redesigning. Students should
demonstrate the ability to use the engineering design process to solve
a problem or meet a challenge. |
Please register online at our website www.salemcollaborative.org or email the following information to Jim Kearns at registration@salemcollaborative.org. If you have registration questions, please call Jim at 781-771-4860.
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