Rolling Motion Systems Project-Based Learning Activity | Physics | Grades 9–12

Rolling Motion Systems Project-Based Learning Activity is a project-based learning activity for high school Physics (grades 9–12) on Rolling Motion Systems.

Pairs with: Rolling Motion Systems Slide Show Presentation; Rolling Motion Systems Guided Notes; Rolling Motion Systems Lesson Quiz; Rolling Motion Systems Unit Test.

Sample item: “Driving question: Can your team predict a mystery roller's finish time - and defend the prediction with a rim check and an energy account - before the roller is ever released?”

What's inside: Project Based Learning Activity (editable .pptx + PDF, 13 slides).

Standards: HS-PS2-1 — Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. HS-PS3-1 — Create a computational model to calculate the change in the energy of one component in a system when the change in energy of the other component(s) and energy flows in and out of the system are known.

Resource type: Project-Based Learning Activity. Format: editable Microsoft PowerPoint file plus a ready-to-print PDF.

Classroom use: Students work through the project stations over several class periods, ending with a product they present. Built for high school Physics, grades 9–12.

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