Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Informal Education
Subject
Mathematics, Physical Science, Technology, Measurement and Data Analysis, Energy, Flight and Aeronautics, Forces and Motion, Robotics
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Students will investigate the impact of mass on the average speed of a propeller car.
Students will:
- Explore the compromises engineers have to make while designing an electric vehicle with batteries.
- Use a propeller car (premade or by design) to investigate the effect of mass on average speed. This investigation will highlight the trade-off of high-capacity batteries being heavier.
Next Generation Science Standards: MS-PS2-2, MS-PS3-1
Common Core State Standards: MP.2, 6.EE.A.2, 7.EE.B.3, 7:EE.B.4, 8.F.A.3
Activity Two: Propelling the Payload with Electric Propulsion
This lesson plan is part of the “Unmanned Aircraft Systems Educator Guide.”