Celebrate the science of transportation with memorabilia from Zazzle! Colorful graphs from Schottenbauer Publishing are featured on these mugs, magnets, keychains, & postcards. Graphs features the motion of a car, train, rocket, parachute, falling plastic bag, and ball floating in water. A direct link is included below:
In the USA, many children have played with either a hand-powered or electric train. With a bit of scientific equipment, toy trains are interesting tools for learning science and math. The following graphs, excerpted from the series The Science of Trains from Schottenbauer Publishing, provide data from several toy trains.
Discussion Questions
- What are the minimum and maximum values of each variable?
- Draw the trajectory of the train, marking its position every half second with a label.
- What is the absolute distance the train travels on the track?
- What is the average speed of the train?
Discussion Questions
- What is the average current while the power is on?
- What is the average electric potential while the power is on?
- What is the average real power while the current is on? The potential power?
- When the power is turned on, how much time is required to reach the maximum values?
- What is the electrical resistance in this example?
- What might be the effect of adding or subtracting cars to the train? Adding or subtracting weight to the train?
Discussion Questions
- What is the maximum force required to pull the train?
- What is the average force required to pull the train?
- How much work is exerted while pulling the train?
- At what point in time does the train begin to move? (Hint: The accelerometer, measuring acceleration and Force 2, is on the train.)
Several new book series from Schottenbauer Publishing provide graphs and data for educational purposes on the science of popular forms of transportation, including boats, airplanes, cars, trains, bicycles, rollerskates, rollerblades, and skateboards. Selections include several multi-volume series with graphs from specific transportation topics, as well as an anthology of 28 graphs demonstrating a variety of mathematical functions related to transportation! Plus, geometry workbooks contain action diagrams of cars and boats, providing exciting opportunities for elementary school children to learn about angles and measurement!
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