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Transportation.
Robert Gardner. Yesterday's Science, Today's Technology Science Activities series. New York, N.Y.: Twenty-First Century Books, 1994.
Recommended grade level:
6-8.
In Transportation, 17 activities written for students help them investigate some of the science and technology associated with different types of transportation, such as cars, trains, boats, and airplanes. Topics addressed in the unit include friction, wheels, gears, ball bearings, air pressure, levitating magnets, Archimedes' principle, and aerodynamics. Among the activities, for example, students compare the forces needed to move a wagon on wheels or on rollers. They use a bicycle and a pair of spring scales to see how changing gears changes both speed and the force one has to exert on the pedals. They also compare the forces involved in floating a block of wood and a ball of clay in water, design paper airplanes, and use a water hose to demonstrate the action of a jet engine.
Each activity includes a brief historical or science background section on the scientific discoveries of people such as James Watt, Henry Ford, and the Wright Brothers. Colorful illustrations, directions, and questions in the narrative then guide students through the activity. Although students can do most of the activities without supervision, several of them may require the assistance of adults. Some of the activities require materials such as a bike, wagon, or playground seesaw that may not be readily available. Many activities also need to be done outside.
Price:
$16.98 (ISBN 0-8050-2853-6).
Publisher/supplier:
Von Holtzbrinck (VHPS).
Materials:
Available locally.
Topic Index listings linked to this entry
Use these listings to find related entries.
Aerodynamics, Physical Sciences: Bubble-ology, ~ Flights of Imagination: An Introduction to Aerodynamics, ~ The Sky's the Limit! with Math and Science,
Airplanes, Multi & Applied Sciences: Variables, ~ Forecasting: Discovering, Simplifying, and Applying Patterns.
Air pressure, Physical Sciences: Experiments with Balloons, ~ Fundamentals of Physical Science, ~ Soap Films and Bubbles, ~ Targeting Students' Science Misconceptions: Physical Science Concepts Using the Conceptual Change Model, Earth Sciences: Exploring Earth's Weather, ~ Glencoe Earth Science, ~ Hurricane!, ~ Weather Forecasting, Multi & Applied Sciences: Integrated Science: Book One, ~ Great Moments in Science: Experiments and Readers Theatre.
Archimedes' principle, Physical Sciences: Motion, Forces, and Energy,
Boats, Physical Sciences: Young America Hands-on Activities, Multi & Applied Sciences: Variables.
Floating, Physical Sciences: Floating and Sinking, ~ Floaters and Sinkers: Mass, Volume, and Density, Multi & Applied Sciences: Exciting Science and Engineering: A Series of Problem Solving Tasks for Seven to Fourteen Year Olds.
Friction, Physical Sciences: Motion, Forces, and Energy, ~ Forces and Machines, ~ Newton's Toy Box, ~ Simple Machines, ~ Brick Layers: Creative Engineering with LEGO Constructions, ~ Experiments with Motion, ~ Machine Shop, ~ Methods of Motion: An Introduction to Mechanics, Book One, ~ Motion, ~ Simple and Motorized Machines Activity Pack, Multi & Applied Sciences: Science 2000: Science 1 (Grade 7), ~ A World in Motion II: The Design Experience, Challenge 2.
Gears, Physical Sciences: Simple Machines, ~ Brick Layers: Creative Engineering with LEGO Constructions, ~ Gears, ~ LEGO Technic I Activity Center, ~ Machine Shop, ~ Simple and Motorized Machines Activity Pack, Multi & Applied Sciences: A World in Motion II: The Design Experience, Challenge 2, ~ Science and Technology by Design: 3.
Paper airplanes, Physical Sciences: Exploring Physical Science, ~ The Sky's the Limit! with Math and Science,
Speed, Physical Sciences: Exploring Physical Science, ~ Motion, Forces, and Energy, ~ Newton's Toy Box, ~ Experiments with Motion, ~ Methods of Motion: An Introduction to Mechanics, Book One, ~ Motion, Multi & Applied Sciences: Prime Science: Level C, ~ Science 2000: Science 1 (Grade 7), ~ Forecasting: Discovering, Simplifying, and Applying Patterns.
Transportation, Environmental Sciences: Activities to Teach Mathematics in the Context of Environmental Studies, Multi & Applied Sciences: Critical Issues in Today's World: A Module for Grades 4-7.
Wheels Physical Sciences: Machine Shop, Multi & Applied Sciences: Science and Technology by Design: 3.
