EDP Unit Plan – Gravity Car Racers

Who can build the fastest car no longer than 8.5” and no wider than 5.5” to compete in the gravity racer challenge?

Students will learn about:

  • Scale and Proportion
  • Newton’s 1st Law
  • Engineering Design Process

Completion of gravity racer car that successfully makes it down the racetrack and triggers the sensor. Students will also need to complete the engineering notebook.

Contributors

CONTRIBUTOR: Sarah Weible, April Rodriguez, Jeffery Donlon, Joshlynn Noga
ORGANIZATION: King Intermediate School
YEAR PRODUCED: 2021

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GRADES:  07, 08
TOPICS:  Engineering Design
SCIENCE STANDARDS:  MS-ETS1-1, MS-ETS1-2, MS-ETS1-3, MS-ETS1-4, MS-PS2-2
TAGS: EDP (Engineering Design Process), EDP Engineering Notebook, EDP Lesson, EDP Middle School, EDP Presentation, EDP Unit Plan