🔬 Part 1: Before the Experiment

📋 Materials

2 toy cars  |  Ramp (book or board)  |  Ruler  |  Tape  |  Flat surface  |  Pencil

I predict that _______________________________________________________________

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because ______________________________________________________________________

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📝 Procedure

Step 1: Set up the ramp on a flat surface. Mark a starting line with tape.

Step 2: Place Car B still on the flat surface, 6 inches from the bottom of the ramp.

Step 3: Release Car A from the top of the ramp. Observe the crash.

Step 4: Measure how far each car travels after the crash. Record your results.

Step 5: Repeat from the middle of the ramp. Record your results.

📊 Part 2: Observations & Data

Trial 1 (Car A released from TOP of ramp):
  Car A traveled: __________ inches   |   Car B traveled: __________ inches

Trial 2 (Car A released from MIDDLE of ramp):
  Car A traveled: __________ inches   |   Car B traveled: __________ inches

✏️ Part 3: Conclusion & Thinking Deeper

Explain: ____________________________________________________________________

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🌟 Extension Activity (Advanced Learners)

💡 Support Strategies (Differentiation)

Word Bank for support:  energy  |  transfer  |  collision  |  speed  |  force  |  motion  |  ramp

Sentence starters available: "When Car A hit Car B, the energy..."  |  "The faster the car moved, the more..."