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Classroom - Racing Hot Wheels Cars - A fun 2 day class for 9-12 year olds with Leigh Slimp-Virgo

Event Type:

Community Public

Age Group:

Kids 0-5, Tween 9-12
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Event Details

 

**If a student signs up for both the 'Sculpture of Clay Figures' and the 'Racing Hot Wheels Cars' classes, they may choose to continue sculpting and painting on Thursday and Friday.**


Objective:

Have fun collecting data and graphing the results

  • Racing Hot Wheels cars - Which is the farthest? Which travels the farthest?  Which has the greatest mass?
  • Racing paper airplanes - Which goes the fastest, farthest, or highest?
  • Comparing 'Poppers' - Which popper pops highest?

Learning Outcome:

  • How to collect and graph data
  • How to interpret graphs
  • Standard and metric measurement
  • Learn Bernoulli's Principle
  • Learn that Distance/Speed = Time
  • Learn that Distance/Time = Speed

**If a student signs up for both the 'Sculpture of Clay Figures' and the 'Racing Hot Wheels Cars' classes, they may choose to continue sculpting and painting on Thursday and Friday.**

**If student was in the 12/28 and 12/29 sculpture class and is continuing to sculpt and paint on 12/30 and 12/31, please wear an old t-shirt to wear over clothes or have student wear clothes which are ok to get clay and paint on them.**

Bring a healthy, easy to eat snack and a water bottle

Register here