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The physics and engineering of a trebuchet
Brad Hubred, Little Falls Community Middle School, Little Falls, MN
Some of the activities for this lesson are from the activity book called "Trebuchet's teacher's guide" by: Jennifer Fenske, published by: Pitsco, Inc. in 2006.
This activity is a hands on investigation in which students will construct, and launch a trebuchet.
Effectiveness of MN dams in water retention/ Efectividad de represas en Minnesota con respecto a la retencion de agua
Tania Ramos (unemployed), Home: 1018 Chestnut st. Taylors Falls, MN 55084
This activity is a field trip investigation where students gather stream flow, volume, depth & height (area) data on Ramsey County dams (Keller and Round lake), interpret their findings and make in-depth observations in order to assess the effectiveness of dams through the season and estimate the life-spam of the dams in years.