1. Topic-
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| Power of friction on the road |
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2. Content-
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| Friction between the rubber of the tires and the asphalt of the
road. |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Understanding of the term friction and its importance.
2. How to calculate the stop distance of the vehicles on different
types of road. |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Look for the term of friction on Internet.
2. Calculate the amount of distance to stop vehicles on traffic jam.
3. Use the program to measure to proper distance to stop safely on
the dry road.
4. Calculate the distance require to stop in a traffic jam in different
scenarios. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Computer or Internet Program to measure friction. |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. The importance of how to apply the use of friction on the road.
2. The use of a program made to calculate friction. |
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B. Development-
1. Show a video of a car accident.
2. Discussion of prevention measure to stop the accidents.
3. The student will learn to interact with the program in various scenarios
depicting car crashes and how to prevent them with the use of the
program. |
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C. Practice-
1. The students will divide in groups of 4-5.
2. Divide assignments into the following:
a. Find the terms and formulas for the use of friction, distance and
momentum.
b. Use of the program to establish the scenario.
c. Each will take a different scenario and solve the different types
of friction, momentum and distance required to prevent the accident.
d. At the end they will compare each experiment and build a presentation
to show which of all the experiments had the fastest stopping time,
distance requirements needed to stop the car and which of the ones
was the most hazardous. |
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D. Independent Practice-
1. Each student will have its own exercise to complete.
2. Each student most show the information that he gathered.
3. Each student most make his/her part of the final report and their
own conclusion and personal opinion about the experiment. |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. Students will receive additional tools such as:
a. More detail explanation on the program.
b. Additional lessons on the terms of friction and of how to use the
formulas correctly.
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. Asking random questions about the topic at hand.
2. Asking to replicate specific scenario on the program.
3. Application exercises for the different types of formulas. |
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G. Closure-
1. Feedback on the program:
a. What they liked/disliked about the program.
b. If it was of benefit the tools given to them to solve everyday traffic
problems.
2. Personal opinion of the overall experiment.
3. The final report is to be sent by email in PDF format. |
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7. Evaluation-
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1. Individually:
a. How the student gathers, develops and solves his/her situation.
2. Group:
a. Team work
b. How well the group performs.
c. How organize is the group, in dividing the assignments and recollecting
all the data to make the final report.
c. How well presented is the final report. |
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8. Teacher Reflection-
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| That the students learned to use the program. If they like/dislike
the experiment, what can change to make it better or new recommendations
of experiments. |
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