NC State University
How do you know just how much bungee cord is needed to make a thrilling but safe bugee jump? Dr. Laura Bottomley teaches Riley how to calculate a safe bungee drop for Barbie using measurements and graphs.
7.P.1 Understand motion, the effects of forces on motion and the graphical representations of motion.
NC State University
Today Riley visits Dr. Laura Bottomley at NC State University to explore how sound is created, how it travels and how music results from the engineering of sound.
“6.P.1 Understand the properties of waves and the wavelike property of energy in earthquakes, light and sound waves.
6.P.1.3 Explain the relationship among the rate of vibration, the medium through which vibrations travel, sound and hearing.”
Challenger Learning Center
Today Claire becomes a rocket scientist at Challenger Learning Center as she builds, launches and analyzes multiple rocket bodies and how they work.
6-8.PS2.A.2 Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. [Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on balanced (Newton’s First Law) and unbalanced forces in a system, qualitative comparisons of forces, mass and changes in motion (Newton’s Second Law), frame of reference, and specification of units.]
Discovery Center
Todday McKenna visits Discovery Center to learn about Animatronics and the care that keeps the dinosaurs moving and realistic.
6-8.ETS1.A Define the criteria and constraints of a design problem with sufficient precision to ensure a successful solution, taking into account relevant scientific principles and potential impacts on people and the natural environment that may limit possible solutions.
Challenger Learning Center
Space exploration is growing and involves more than a few astronauts. Today we learn about some of the missions of the past and what is ahead, from radioactive rocks to finding water and ice.
ST.1.B.6-8 a.Identify the link between technological developments and thescientific discoveries made possible through their development (e.g.,Hubble telescope and stellar evolution, composition and structure ofthe universe; the electron microscope and cell organelles; sonar andthe composition of the Earth; manned and unmanned space missionsand space exploration; Doppler radar and weather conditions; MRIand CAT-scans and brain activity)