Simple+Machines+2015

Updated Simple Machine unit. Reference earlier material here.

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Understanding by Design- (backwards design) Overall Lesson plan Decide which variable should be changed and measured for a fair test Choose appropriate data to collect to answer their questions Observe, measure, and record data, using appropriate tools, including digital technologies Construct and use a variety of methods, including tables, graphs, and digital technologies, as appropriate, to represent patterns or relationships in data Identify patterns and connections in data Compare data with predictions and develop explanations for results Demonstrate an openness to new ideas and consideration of alternatives Improving the experiment to make it 'repeatable' and 'catch up' for those who had difficulty last time- The AIM: similar results!. Evaluate whether their investigations were fair tests Identify possible sources of error Suggest improvements to their investigation methods
 * Lesson 1- Introduction to Experiment. Static Friction**
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 * Lesson 2- The Poster!**
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 * Lesson 3 Kinetic Friction-**
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Identify questions to answer or problems to solve through scientific inquiry Make predictions about the findings of their inquiry
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Simple visualization of Newton's 3 Laws: []