Forces and Motion Show
How do engineers solve problems? What is friction? How do rockets work? How do the laws of motion affect transportation? Can you really float on air? How do airplanes fly? Using rockets, a mag-lev jet car, a hovercraft, a hot air balloon, and other fun props we demonstrate how people throughout history have been using engineering to solve problems in transportation and flight.
This presentation is a great kickoff for any engineering or STEM program and it really gets the students attention!
Forces and Motion Workshop - Mag Lev - Trains Of The Future
This is a great engineering workshop!
What is “mag-lev” anyway? Why can the trains go so fast? You mean they just float? In this hands on workshop the class designs and builds their own magnetic levitation racer.
Students use safe, basic hand tools to build their prototype out of high density foam. They design and build a wind propulsion system for their racer and race them on an electronically timed mag-lev track. Students build a prototype and then test and improve their designs.
Forces and Motion Workshop - Up Up And Away
Can you build a rocket that will go up several hundred feet!? Can you measure how high it went while standing on the ground? What makes the rocket go? What is the 3rd law of motion? Here students’ design and build their own air water rocket. Then we go outside to launch them! Next students apply grade-appropriate math skills to determine how high their rockets flew and to evaluate their design. This is an exciting workshop. They can’t believe how high the rockets go!
