This past week we started our unit on force and motion. One of the first introductory labs we did was a walking lab and to stay with the theme of Halloween and all things creepy, I decided to call it the Walking Dead Lab. I am really NOT into the latest Zombie craze at all, but I thought it would be fun for the kids.
The kids had a blast. I took them outside on the cool, fall Halloween Day (and many of them were already in costume because we were having a school spirit day and a pep rally later in the afternoon), so the mood was set.
In this lab, they were given different walking tasks, collected data on time and distance, then we went back to the classroom to graph the data. It was a 1 1/2 day process, but totally worth it. The students were able to see how their classmates motions were represented graphically. I really feel like my students have a better grasp on the concepts of speed, velocity and acceleration now more than ever before. They knew what a straight line on a distance vs. time graph meant because they had just participated in /performed it. They saw what acceleration looked like on a graph as the line began taking shape as they plotted the data points. What a powerful activity!
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The kids had a blast. I took them outside on the cool, fall Halloween Day (and many of them were already in costume because we were having a school spirit day and a pep rally later in the afternoon), so the mood was set.
In this lab, they were given different walking tasks, collected data on time and distance, then we went back to the classroom to graph the data. It was a 1 1/2 day process, but totally worth it. The students were able to see how their classmates motions were represented graphically. I really feel like my students have a better grasp on the concepts of speed, velocity and acceleration now more than ever before. They knew what a straight line on a distance vs. time graph meant because they had just participated in /performed it. They saw what acceleration looked like on a graph as the line began taking shape as they plotted the data points. What a powerful activity!
If you're interested in purchasing this product from me and to see more, please visit my Teachers Pay Teachers store, by clicking on my pic below.
GRAPHICS by JW Illustrations © JESSICAWEIBLE.COM
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