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Are you looking for a creative & unique project to spice up your Physics of Motion unit? Unlock the interesting world of SPEED, VELOCITY & ACCELERATION with this interactive and visual blackout poem project. While creating these poems, your students will delve into the fundamental principles that govern movement. This Physics of Motion Activity will enable your students to comprehend the world around them in a educational and creative way. Everything you need for this visual project is included; EZ step-by-step procedures, sample student exemplars and a simple rubric.

• What is a Blackout Poem? Students create blackout poems using nonfiction science readings (included!). By highlighting important words and phrases and "blacking out" the rest of the reading, a unique poem is created. Draw or paint a related image on the blackened out space to finish off your creativity project.

ENGAGE your kids with this print and go project based learning activity. This blackout poem is designed to help students understand important key concepts in Physical Science. It project fits well with NGSS, MYP and other International science standards. It also makes a great sub plan.

What's Included in this Fossils Blackout Poem Project?

★ Clear and easy to follow editable student directions- digital and printable.

★ Editable project specifics and expectations.

★ Exemplar student projects.

★ Non Fiction Reading and Comprehension Questions

★ Quick Prep Info and Instructor Directions.

How To Use This Resource?

★ This creativity activity can be used with multiple age groups and requires 1-3 class periods to complete.

★ Use this activity as a review of unit topics or as a creative summative assessment.

What Topics are Covered with this Project?

★ Physics of Motion

★ Speed & Velocity

★ Acceleration

Nitty Gritty:

Aligned with the Next Generation, MYP and other common state and international science standards, this project is a valuable resource for science teachers looking to engage their students and reinforce key concepts. It's perfect for use as a part of a Physics Science unit. It can also be used as a stand alone activity related to Motion.

The blackout poem project includes a comprehensive worksheet that guides students through the process of creating these visual poems.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Samantha White. I loved this resource! It was such a great, creative approach that also tied on other disciplines. It also made for some pretty, yet educational, art work for our classroom! Thank you!

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Stephanie C.H. Loved it!! What an engaging challenge to use in online school and with younger grades! This activity is so well explained and set up. The visuals are very clear and the instructions make it easy to use this challenge without much work ahead of time.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- Ann H. This is one of the most original and creative project-based lessons I have seen. Students are highly engaged in the subject matter....

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This project lets students learn about the physics and math behind tensegrity structures as they research and create one with their team. After introducing the lesson with a short video (link included in resources), students work with their team to create a basic tensegrity structure following a short tutorial. Then, utilizing the knowledge gained from this, they build a second tensegrity structure of their choice, utilizing the principles and design ideas of tensegrity. As they work through both builds, they record their information on the included Engineering Design Process Planning Sheet with their team. Next, students present their project to the class and explain their design choices. Finally, students reflect on and summarize their learning with short answers to questions about the experience and what they learned.

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This STEM project encourages teamwork as students utilize the Engineering Design Process to design, build, test and re-engineer a marble maze created with limited materials. Each group is given a box or bag with the same materials and each team has the same time to design the best possible maze that will allow a standard marble to make the longest possible run.

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