⚛️ Physics lesson plans
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From Particles to Properties: Why Molecular Structure Determines How Materials Behave
Students will communicate — in words, diagrams, and a written justification — how the arrangement of particles and the electrostatic attractions between them determine a designed…
Read the full lesson →Newton's Second Law: Quantifying ΣF = ma with a Modified Atwood Machine
Students will analyze experimental data from a modified Atwood machine to support the claim that acceleration is directly proportional to net force and inversely proportional to m…
Read the full lesson →Designing a Rubber-Band Car: Converting Elastic PE to Kinetic Energy
Students will design, build, measure, and refine a rubber-band-powered car that converts elastic potential energy into kinetic energy, calculating efficiency from measured input a…
Read the full lesson →Engineering Collision Safety: Designing to Minimize Peak Force
Students will apply the impulse-momentum theorem (FΔt = Δp) to design, test, and iteratively refine a bumper that minimizes the peak force on a cart during a collision, justifying…
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