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1E Draw It! Finding Forces Handout.pdf
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List of Materials
- Acorns — 1 per student group
- Walnuts — 1 per student group
- Examples of seeds — need to have 1 small nut and 1 large nut:
- Sweet gum
- Hickory nut
- Buckeye
- Sycamore
- Redbud pods
- Any other large seeds in your area
- Homemade Plinko board:
- Cardboard — 2 pieces (suggested 12”x12” size or larger)
- Push pins — 1 container per group
- Markers
- Optional: Different colored paints
- Small sticky notes
- Copy paper — 2 pieces
- Tissue — 2 pieces
- Tissue paper (gift paper) — 4–5 pieces
- Book: Give It a Push! Give It a Pull!: A Look at Forces by Jennifer Boothroyd
- Draw It! Finding Forces handout
Estimated Time
2 hours
- Engage: 15 minutes
- Explore: 30 minutes
- Explain: 30 minutes
- Elaborate: 30 minutes
- Evaluate: 15 minutes