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Count the Seconds
Grade Levels: 4-8 | Duration: 90 min
Design a device that can track a specific amount of time and indicate when that time has passed with a sound or visual signal.
Design a device that can track a specific amount of time and indicate when that time has passed with a sound or visual signal.
Grade Levels: 4-8
Duration: 90 min
Concepts/Skills: Energy transfer, stored energy, simple machines, engineering, optimization, testing
Objectives: Students will:
- Design and build a device that indicates when a specific amount of time has passed.
- Use simple machines in their device.
- Identify the ways in which energy is stored and transferred in their device.
- Iterate and improve their designs based on testing and observation of failure points.