Engineering with Gravity
Students will build a structure using items such as blocks, books, or even cardboard boxes with the intention of using gravity to roll a small round object such as a marble down the structure from top to bottom.
Vocabulary: civil engineer, engineer, gravity, slide, structure, support, tunnel, turn
Session Information:
- Flexible instruction whether students are in the classroom or at home.
- Interactive, instructor-led session facilitated with students using materials from school or home. Can also be demonstration-based if students do not have access to materials.
- Teachers will receive a detailed Teacher Notes guide upon booking.
- Secure link to ZoomGov videoconferencing platform will be provided.
- Sessions are 30 minutes, Tu-Fr, 9:30 a.m.,10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. Plan for additional time to get settled in the virtual classroom.
- One class per session
New York State Standards
New York State Science Learning Standards
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Disciplinary Core Ideas |
Crosscutting Concepts |
Science and Engineering Practices |
|---|---|---|
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PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions ETS1.C: Optimizing the Design Solution |
Systems and System Models Energy and Matter Flows Structure and Function |
Developing and Using Models Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions |
Next Generation English Language Arts Standards
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Speaking and Listening |
Language |
|---|---|
|
Comprehension and Collaboration Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas |
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use |
New York State Standards for the Arts
|
Creating |
Connecting |
|---|---|
|
Visual Arts 1.1 |
Visual Arts 10.1 |
Contact
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Ashley Blydenburgh
(631) 344-4495
Office of Educational Programs
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Building 438
Upton, NY 11973-5000
