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Durability Testing
Come up with some standard tests and measurements that can be done with a piece of cloth to see how will it lasts under various kinds of wear and tear.
| Subject: Science Topics: The Nature of Science and Technology (Experimentation) Grades: 5 - 8 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 |
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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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