*Each of these files are Microsoft Word (.doc). If you do not have this program, there is a similar free program you can download and use at www.openoffice.org

Egg-Drop Contraption
Above is a link to the rubric we will use to grade our egg drop contraptions. The device can be no larger than 6" x 6" x 6" (not including a parachute). These contraptions will be dropped from a height of 13 1/2 feet.
Balloon-Powered Racecars
Above is a link to pictures and awards for the balloon-powered racecars we created in December. The point of this experiment was to learn more about Newton's 3rd law of motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

Motion, Forces, and Energy

MFE 3-1 Pressure
MFE 3-2 Transmitting Pressure in a Fluid
MFE 3-3 Floating and Sinking
MFE 3-4 Applying Bernoulli's Principle

MFE 2-1 The Nature of Force
MFE 2-2 Force, Mass, and Acceleration
MFE 2-3 Friction and Gravity
MFE 2-4 Action and Reaction
MFE 2-5 Orbiting Satellites

MFE 1-1 Describing and Measuring Motion
MFE 1-2 Slow Motion on Planet Earth
MFE 1-3 Acceleration