This is an Investigation Box that can be used with elementary students (3rd and 4th grade). Students can experiement with physics as they build and design ramps and roller coasters throughout the classroom.
Materials in this Investigation Box include:
Wooden ramps made of cove molding
(cut to 1, 2, and 3 foot pieces)
Foam ramps made of 1" pipe insulation cut in half
(cut to 3 and 6 feet lengths)
6 small marbles
2 large marbles
2 bouncy balls
2 golf balls
masking tape
Books that can be used to incorporate literacy into the Investigation Box are:
1. Simple Machines: Ramps
By: Kay Manolis
Bellwether Inc. (2010)
2. Mama Zooms
By: Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Scholastic Inc. (1993)
3. Roll, Slope, and Slide: A Book about Ramps
By: Michael Dahl
Picture Window Books (2006)
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