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Amazing Feets
Our next new product, as some of you know, is supposed to be an athletic shoe that we will name “the Ground Gripper”. The only problem is that we haven’t yet figured out how to make this new shoe.
| Subject: Science Topics: - The Nature of Science and Technology (Experimentation) - Physics Grades: 5 - 12 Concepts: - Friction Knowledge and Skills: - Can create a chart for the collection of experimental results - Can present experimental results clearly in written form. - Can design an experiment which compares behavior or characteristics of classes of objects or subjects - Knows that the amount of friction between two surfaces depends on the amount of pressure which pushes on surface against another - Knows the units in which force is measured |
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Science & Technology Movie:
Second Skin Capability
MIT Professor Dava Newman is working on a new “second skin” space suit that could end the “bunny hop” once and for all. Introduce your students to a woman whose work could dramatically improve space exploration technology.
Running time 4:30 minutes.
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