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C Crash! part 2
Which is safer in a crash - a car that is rigid and does not crumple, or a car that crumples? In this activity we explore the physics of safer car design using crumple zones. Unit statement of inquiry...
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C Force and acceleration
In this activity you will carry out experiments to determine the ways forces on bodies affect acceleration Criterion C: Processing and Evaluating Information literacy skills > collect, record and verify...
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BC What a drag!
In this activity you will design an investigation to explore drag forces. Criterion B: Inquiring and Designing Creative-thinking skills > Generate testable hypotheses, apply existing knowledge to generate...
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C Acting on impulse
In this activity you will build and test a ballistic pendulum to determine the velocity of a projectile. Criterion C: Processing and Evaluating Information literacy skills > Process data and report results ...
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4.4BC Force and mass activities
Look here for criterion B and C activities for the unit inquiry 4.4 Force and mass Which is safer in a crash - a car that is rigid and does not crumple, or a car that crumples? In this activity we explore...
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C CSI Crash Scene Investigation
In this activity you will apply physics to examine evidence from a traffic incident and work out what happened.This activity relates to this guiding question from your unit: Inquire Two car drivers...
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C Hare and Tortoise
How much of a head start does the tortoise need? In this activity you will explore the concepts of distance, displacement, speed and velocity. Criterion C: Processing and Evaluating Information literacy...
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C Around the World
Inquiry Factual: How do we know our location? Conceptual: How can we represent motion in a graph? In this activity you will map the journey of Phileas Fogg and Passepartout Around the World in Eighty...
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C Too much traffic?
Debatable: What new challenges does greater freedom of movement bring? Criterion C: Processing and Evaluating Information literacy skills > collect, record and verify data Inquire MYP 4-5 inquiry...
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C Jump from space
What happens when we free fall through a vacuum? What happens when we free fall through the atmosphere? In this activity you will use data from the 2012 parachute jump by Felix Baumgartner to analyse...