Toy Car Crash Experiment
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Toy Car Crash Experiment
Standard 4-PS3-3: Ask questions and predict outcomes about energy transfer in collisions
🔬 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..."
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