Energy Cars By Angela Sen

Lesson Summary• Students were given several materials to pick from to

create a recycled car that uses the Basic Principles of Physics and an energy source to move the car.

• Each group had to pick the body style, wheels, axels, and accessories to support their energy source out of a box of materials.

• Student were give three main tasks in creating their car, it must have a source of energy, their design must be creative, and the car must move without any push from the student.

• Once each group designed their car they had to answer opened ended question about their car.

Questions • What Basic Principles of Physics were

demonstrated with your car?• What was the type of energy source

you used to move your car? Explain • Do you feel your car was successfully

demonstrating the principles of physics from the energy source you chose?

• Why did you choose to power your car with this particular source of energy?

Student Artifacts This car used a source of energy that is similar to catapult physics.

This car used wind energy as well as a source of energy produce from a motor.

This car used stored energy that was produced from the pressure of carbonated water and released to create the energy needed to move the car.

Scored Rubrics • You will find the scored rubrics on the Microsoft Word Document that’s saved in the file folder.

Assessment Reflection • Student were able to demonstrate their

knowledge and learning of the Basic Principles of Physics and energy sources used to move their car. They had to develop and expand their prior knowledge of physics and mathematics by conducting research of the types of physic principals used and demonstrated when the car was in motion.

• Through this project, students also applied their knowledge of physic and energy that helped relate science and mathematics at a higher level of thinking. Students produced an artifact and responded to question that were used to analyze and assess their learning with a graded rubric.