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Newton's Laws –
Bumper Car Ride Design & Scoring Guide
Background Information: Throughout this
semester, you will be designing various thrill rides to demonstrate
your knowledge of various concepts in the class. You will design one
ride at the end of each unit. Before you finish this semester, you
will assemble all the rides you have developed into a map of an
amusement park. During this project, be as creative as you wish by
naming your rides or adding artistic touches to your designs that make
them interesting to an observer.
After each ride is drawn, a series of
questions will need to be answered in complete sentences to provide a
summary of the ride. Each thrill ride design and summary will be
included into the final poster showing the map of your amusement park.
Once this final poster project is finished, you will be allowed to
take the final examination for this concept class.
Your Task:
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Draw a Bumper Car Ride. Show all estimated dimensions,
including units. You will want to name your thrill ride and
place the name wherever appropriate on the diagram.
- Summarize the following questions in complete sentences.
In all of the questions, be sure to give a complete
description of where you might see the law and explain
completely how the law is at work to create that situation:
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Describe how you might see an
example of Newton’s First Law of Motion during this ride.
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Describe how you might see an
example of Newton’s Second Law of Motion during this ride.
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Describe how you might see an
example of Newton’s Third Law of Motion during this ride.
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Scoring Guide |
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Ride Diagram (15 points) |
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A |
Ride diagram is neatly drawn and is easy
to read. The diagram contains all the required
parts/labels and goes beyond these expectations by
having creative innovations. |
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B |
Ride diagram is neatly drawn and is easy
to read. There is evidence of some creativity and
thought put into the design. |
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C |
Ride diagram is drawn and it includes
name and labeled parts. |
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D |
Ride diagram is drawn but contains only
some of the required elements, labels or name. |
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E |
Little or no work is done. |
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Diagram Summary
(15 points) |
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A |
The ride summary is typed or very neatly
written with all the questions addressed in their own
words. The student makes clear, creative and correct
connections between the questions and the material being
presented in class. The grammar, including spelling and
punctuation, is correct in the summary. The summary is
organized in a way that is easy to follow. The summary
goes beyond what is expected in the class and shows
superior thinking and work from the student. |
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B |
The ride summary is neatly written with
all questions addressed. The student makes connections
between the questions and the material being presented
in class. The article contains very few grammar errors
and organized in a way that is easy to follow. |
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C |
The written summary attempts to address
all the questions. |
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D |
The written summary addresses attempts to
address only some of the questions. Grammar and
organizational errors make the writing difficult to read
and understand. |
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E |
Little or no work is done. |
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