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Conservation of Momentum using Rollerblades and a medicine ball part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Peter Somers Triton High School Dodge Center, MN 55927 This is believed to be an original activity.
This active demonstration investigates the law of conservation of momentum using a person on rollerblades and a thrown medicine ball.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity, Lab Activity, Classroom Activity, Classroom Activity:Short Activity:Demonstration
Subject: Physics:Classical Mechanics:Linear Momentum

What Does Meteor Size Have to Do with Crater Size? part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Erik Tvedten
This field investigation involves student dropping various objects into various mediums to find answers to questions that they propose, dealing with meteors and craters.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity:Field laboratories
Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science, Physics:Astronomy

Investigating Motion: Calculating and Graphing Students Walking Speed part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Rick Bennett, Cedar Mountain Schools, Morgan, MN, I do not know of any authors
This activity is a field investigation where students gather data on their motion and how it compares to another person.

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Physics:Classical Mechanics:Motion in One Dimension

Views of the Universe: Telescopes, Starlight and the Electromagnetic Spectrum part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Andrew Scheid
This is a computer lab activity where students view images of stars, nebulas, and galaxies and discover factors in telescope design that allow scientists to study the universe. The students will write questions about the images and produce a power point presentation on features of the universe.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience, Physics:Astronomy:Galaxies, Physics:Astronomy, Astronomy:Stars, Instrumentation, Physics

Motion: Speed of Automobiles part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Amy Borg
In this activity students will determine the speed of a moving vehicle using a stopwatch and meter stick. Then convert units of meters/sec to miles/hr.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Field Activity
Subject: Physics:Classical Mechanics:Motion in One Dimension

String Scientific Notation/Metric System Demonstration part of MnSTEP Teaching Activity Collection:MnSTEP Activity Mini-collection
Erin Krueger Henning High School
Short demonstration on scientific notation by asking students to place numbers on a number line using string and notecards.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Biology, Physics, Mathematics, Geoscience, Chemistry

How much energy do you save by doubling insulation? part of SISL:2012 Sustainability in Math Workshop:Activities
Joseph Skufca, Clarkson University
Students will be provided the governing equation for steady state heat transfer across a surface. They will use that equation to explore the effect of changing the insulation value on the amount of energy used.

Grade Level: High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities
Subject: Physics, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Energy, Mathematics, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change