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Motorized Simple Machines

Grades: 5-8 | Number: 78900 | Price: $125.00

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730 K'NEX Rods and Connectors and two battery (AA) motors to build, investigate and experiment with motorized simple machine models. Builds multiple models simultaneously. Models demonstrate: levers, pulleys, wheels and axles, inclined planes, wedges, screws, gears and motion. Color-coded printed instructions to build 22 models, plus a CD-ROM to build motorized versions. A 75-page inquiry based teacher's guide that is aligned to NSES and ITEA standards. Background information, assessment strategies, lesson plans and design briefs included. Supports a group of 6-8 students working collaboratively.

Teacher's Guide Included!

NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS (NSES)
Science as Inquiry - Content Standard A: As a result of activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry. Understandings about scientific inquiry.
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (ITEA)
Standards for Technological Literacy: The role of troubleshooting, research and development, invention and innovation, and experimentation in problem solving. Content Standard 10 - In order to be able to comprehend other problem solving approaches, students in grades 6-8 should learn that: Invention is the process of turning ideas and imagination into devices and systems.

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Subject: K'NEX Education: Motorized Simple Machines
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