Innovation for 21st Century Teaching & Learning Partnership

Car Labs by Grade & Standards

The following rubrics were developed to grade all labs in this series. A standard rubric is available for teacher use and a more user friendly checklist is available for students. These rubrics are word documents and therefore can be modified for your teaching style. Please email changes and opinions to Dr. Grable as we are interested in how these materials are used.

Teacher Rubric(.doc)

Student Checklist(.doc)

Below, the labs are separated into tables for 6th, 7th & 8th grade. Within these tables information is provided on which standards are addressed per the Math and Science SCoS and the equipment required for the labs.

Car Construction

6th Grade

Lab Name	Probes	Math SCoS	Science SCoS
Who Will Go the Distance	Motion	4.03, 4.04, 4.06	---
The Color of Headlights	Light	---	6.05
Soda Can Radiator	Temperature	---	6.01, 6.02, 6.04, 6.06

7th Grade

Lab Name	Probes	Math SCoS	Science SCoS
Piston Pressure	Gas Pressure	1.03, 2.02	---
Rubber Band Car Drag Race	Motion and Force	5.01	6.03, 6.04, 6.05
Soda Can Radiator	Temperature	1.03, 2.02	---
Who Will Go the Distance?	Motion	4.01, 4.02	6.04

8th Grade

Lab Name	Probes	Math SCoS	Science SCoS
Soda Can Radiator	Temperature	5.01	3.01, 4.05, 4.06
Banking Angles	---	3.01, 3.02	---

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6th Grade

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7th Grade

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8th Grade

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