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LESSON 7: Model Car ShowTime: 40 minutes

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Lesson Overview

In Lesson 7, students will put any final touches on their vehicles and will use the ramp as a way of testing how well their vehicles move. They will share their designs with other students and participate in a positive critique of each other's designs.

Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
  • Build a model car and/or make a diagram of a car.
  • Explain what causes a car to move and to keep moving.
  • Name things that can cause a car to speed up or slow down.
Lesson Essential Questions

1. What causes a car to move and to keep moving?
2. What things can make a car speed up?
3. What things can make a car slow down?