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Engineering Out of Harry Situations: The Science Behind Harry Potter
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Under the "The Science Behind Harry Potter" theme, a succession of diverse complex scientific topics are presented to students through direct immersive interaction. Student interest is piqued by the incorporation of popular culture into the classroom via a series of interactive, hands-on Harry Potter/movie-themed lessons and activities. They learn about the basics of acid/base chemistry (invisible ink), genetics and trait prediction (parseltongue trait in families), and force and projectile motion (motion of the thrown remembrall). In each lesson and activity, students are also made aware of the engineering connections to these fields of scientific study.

Subject:
Applied Science
Chemistry
Engineering
Genetics
History
History, Law, Politics
Life Science
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Technology
Material Type:
Unit of Study
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Christine Hawthorne
Rachel Howser
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Foucault Pendulum
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Students learn about the Foucault pendulum an engineering tool used to demonstrate and measure the Earth's rotation. Student groups create small experimental versions, each comprised of a pendulum and a video camera mounted on a rotating platform actuated by a LEGO MINDSTORMS(TM) NXT motor. When the platform is fixed, the pendulum motion forms a line, as observed in the recorded video. When the rotating, the pendulum's motion is observed as a set of spirals with a common center. Observing the patterns that the pendulum bob makes when the platform is rotating provides insight as to how a full-size Foucault pendulum operates. It helps students understand some of the physical phenomena induced by the Earth's rotation, as well as the tricky concept of how the perception of movement varies, depending on one's frame of reference.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Jeffrey Laut
Violet Mwaffo
Date Added:
09/18/2014
A LEGO Introduction to Graphing
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Students use a LEGO® ball shooter to demonstrate and analyze the motion of a projectile through use of a line graph. This activity involves using a method of data organization and trend observation with respect to dynamic experimentation with a complex machine. Also, the topic of line data graphing is covered. The main objective is to introduce students graphs in terms of observing and demonstrating their usefulness in scientific and engineering inquiries. During the activity, students point out trends in the data and the overall relationship that can be deduced from plotting data derived from test trials with the ball shooter.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Mathematics
Physical Science
Physics
Technology
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Ronald Poveda
Vikram Kapila
Zachary Nishino
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Launch into Learning: Catapults!
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Students learn about catapults, including the science and math concepts behind them, as they prepare for the associated activity in which they design, build and test their own catapults. They learn about force, accuracy, precision and angles.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Carleigh Samson
Jake Crosby
Jonathan McNeil
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
William Surles
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Magical Motion
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Students watch video clips from the October Sky and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movies to see examples of projectile motion. Then they explore the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration, and calculate simple projectile motion. The objective of this activity is to articulate concepts related to force and motion through direct immersive interaction based on "The Science Behind Harry Potter" theme. Students' interest is piqued by the use of popular culture in the classroom.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Christine Hawthorne
Rachel Howser
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Magnetic Launcher
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Students explore electromagnetism and engineering concepts using optimization techniques to design an efficient magnetic launcher. Groups start by algebraically solving the equations of motion for the velocity at the time when a projectile leaves a launcher. Then they test three different launchers, in which the number of coils used is different, measuring the range and comparing the three designs. Based on these observations, students record similarities and differences and hypothesize on the underling physics. They are introduced to Faraday's law and Lenz's law to explain the physics behind the launcher. Students brainstorm how these principals might be applied to real-world engineering problems.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Erik Wemlinger
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Physics M4_01 การเคลื่อนที่แบบโพรเจคไทล์
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บทนำ          การเคลื่อนที่ของวัตถุจะเปลี่ยนไป เมื่อมีแรงที่ไม่เป็นศูนย์กระทำต่อวัตถุ  และถ้าแรงกระทำนั้นกระทำตลอดเวลา การเคลื่อนที่นั้นจะเปลี่ยนไปทั้งขนาดและทิศทางของความเร็ว  วัตถุที่ถูกขว้างหรือโยนจะมีแนวการเคลื่อนที่โค้งคล้ายกราฟพาราโบลา ซึ่งเป็นผลมาจากแรงดึงดูดของโลกกระทำต่อวัตถุนั้นในแนวดิ่ง แต่ในการระดับจะไม่มีแรงใดๆกระทำตลอดการเคลื่อนที่ ความเร็วของวัตถุในแนวระดับจะคงตัว ส่วนความเร็วในแนวดิ่งจะไม่คงตัวจุดประสงค์การเรียนรู้1. เพื่อให้นักเรียนสามารถอธิบายดการเคลื่อนที่แบบวิถีโค้งโพรเจคไทล์ 2. เพื่อผลิตและพัฒนานักเรียนให้มีความรู้ความสามารถทางด้านวิทยาศาสตร์3. นักเรียนออกแบบการทดลองหรือแก้ปัญหาโดยใช้ทักษะกระบวนการทางวิทยาศาสตร์4. ส่งเสริมให้นักเรียนตระหนักถึงความสำคัญของวิทยาศาสตร์ เทคโนโลยีและสิ่งแวดล้อม5. ส่งเสริมและสนับสนุนให้ผู้สอนคิดค้น วิจัยเพื่อพัฒนาคุณภาพการศึกษาและเผยแพร่องค์ความรู้ให้กับสถาบันการศึกษาอื่นๆมาตรฐานการเรียนรู้/ตัวชี้วัด          มาตรฐาน ว  4.2  เข้าใจลักษณะการเคลื่อนที่แบบต่างๆ  ของวัตถุในธรรมชาติ  มีกระบวนการสืบเสาะหาความรู้และจิตวิทยาศาสตร์  สื่อสารสิ่งที่เรียนรู้และนำความรู้ไปใช้ประโยชน์

Subject:
Physics
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
tusanaporn gunprom
Date Added:
06/18/2017
Physics of the Flying T-Shirt
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Students are introduced to the physics concepts of air resistance and launch angle as they apply to catapults. This includes the basic concepts of position, velocity and acceleration and their relationships to one another. They use algebra to solve for one variable given two variables.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Brandi Jackson
Denise W. Carlson
Jonathan MacNeil
Scott Duckworth
Stephanie Rivale
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Projectile Magic
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Students watch video clips from October Sky and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone to learn about projectile motion. They explore the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration and calculate simple projectile motion. The objective of this activity is to articulate concepts related to force and motion through direct immersive interaction based on the theme, The Science Behind Harry Potter. Students' interest is piqued by the use of popular culture in the classroom.

Subject:
Applied Science
Engineering
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Christine Hawthorne
Rachel Howser
Date Added:
09/18/2014