Newton’s Laws Activity for Middle School STEM - Engineering Project for MS-PS2-1
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Now that your students have the basic concepts of Newton’s Laws of Motion down, what should you do next? How about help them solidify and apply their knowledge in an engaging way! In this exciting Newton’s Laws activity, students will demonstrate their understanding of Newton’s Third Law by designing and building a car that can protect an egg during a car crash.
This Newton’s Laws project is designed for middle school physical science and STEM students. Students should have some background knowledge on Newton's Laws and balanced and unbalanced forces. The assignment will help your students demonstrate mastery of the Next Generation Science Standards, including MS-PS2-1 and MS-ETS1-1.
Grab this resource today to save your planning and prep time, while knowing your students will be learning and engaged in a fun Newton’s Laws project!
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What’s included in the Newton’s Laws STEM Project?
- Detailed teacher notes for lesson planning and prep
- Printable, Google, and Easel versions of the student project packet that follow the engineering design process
- Embedded links to high quality background research articles and videos
- A slideshow for easy lesson facilitation
- An easy-to-use grading rubric
- Printable certificates for student engineers
- Suggestions for building materials, distance learning, and differentiation
Materials needed for this Newton’s Laws of Motion activity:
- A dozen raw eggs for testing the cars
- Disinfectant and cleaning materials for any possible egg messes
- An inclined plane for testing, such as a folding table with one set of legs collapsed
- Digital or printed copies of the student project packet
- A set of building supplies for each group, such as plastic wheels or life savers, bamboo skewers, straws, small cups, rubber bands, wooden craft sticks, etc. (The building materials are flexible, so you can use what you have on hand!)
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What are other teachers saying?
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“My students love this activity! Such a fun way to see Newton’s laws in action. We also recorded each launch in slow motion for evaluation purposes. It was a fun addition, and students enjoyed seeing their cars in action again. Thanks!!”
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“Such a fun interactive activity - my students loved this! Thank you!”
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“A great, comprehensive resource!”
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How can the Newton’s Laws Activity be used in your middle school classroom?
- As an Elaborate activity during a 5E lesson sequence about Newton’s Laws
- As a performance task at the end of a unit to assess students understanding of Newton’s Laws and/or MS-PS2-1
- As an extension or enrichment activity
- To incorporate more problem-solving and engineering skills in your classroom
- As a holiday break or extra credit assignment for your Physical Science course
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