Get moving with simple machines

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Author:

Andy Ault, Carolyn Hamilton, Mary LeFever

Subject:

Science and Technology

Institution Name:

Ohio State University

Collection:

Middle School Portal

Grade Level:

Primary, Secondary

Abstract:

What if your skateboard had only two wheels, not four? What if it could go uphill without one foot pushing off the street? Then you wouldn’t have a skateboard, you’d have a wave board! And you’d be "street surfing," not skateboarding. So why not call it a "street surf board?" After all, there are no waves in the street. Or are there? The wave board requires the rider to generate mechanical wave motion in order to roll. Can your students relate its technology to the science of simple machines?

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Curriculum Standards, Teaching and Learning Strategies

Media Format:

Text/HTML

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Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0