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Observing

  • Where does the energy come from in the Motorized Super Car?
  • What arrangement of gears made your Motorized Super Car the fastest? 
  • How is the force transferred to the wheels?
     

Predicting

  • How do the gears affect the car’s performance?
  • What would be a reason to choose the “little to big configuration”?
  • What would be a reason for choosing the “same to same” configuration?
     

Collaborating

  • What worked well in your team? 
  • What challenges, if any, did you face? 
  • What ideas were shared in your group when predicting which gear configuration would make your car faster?