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  • West Career & Technical Academy
  • Las Vegas, NV
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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My students follow the AP Physics or NGSS standards. This equipment connects to both sets of standards so it can be used to reach more of my students. For example, the mini launchers will provide my students the ability to see projectile motion in the real world versus just the simulations available online. Having a projectile launcher that would provide consistent data is extremely important for their hands-on experience. HS-PS2-1. Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. and AP's 1. 2 Representations of Motion: 2.2 The student can apply mathematical routines to quantities that describe natural phenomena. These standards also connect to the Hooke's Law springs and forces activity lab stations that are being asked to be purchased. This will allow me to provide my students with opportunities that they all can experience and can enjoy. Class sizes are large so giving them station activities can split the class up into smaller groups so they can see and learn. The specific heat demonstrator is also an important aspect for my regular and honors students to understand this NGSS standard: HS-PS3-4. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the transfer of thermal energy when two components of different temperatures are combined within a closed system results in a more uniform energy distribution among the components in the system (second law of thermodynamics). They struggle with this and the online resources for this concept in connection with Physics instead of Chemistry is very lacking. Overall, I believe that this equipment will help students learn while having fun and provide them with deeper understandings of the concepts.

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My students follow the AP Physics or NGSS standards. This equipment connects to both sets of standards so it can be used to reach more of my students. For example, the mini launchers will provide my students the ability to see projectile motion in the real world versus just the simulations available online. Having a projectile launcher that would provide consistent data is extremely important for their hands-on experience. HS-PS2-1. Analyze data to support the claim that Newton’s second law of motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. and AP's 1. 2 Representations of Motion: 2.2 The student can apply mathematical routines to quantities that describe natural phenomena. These standards also connect to the Hooke's Law springs and forces activity lab stations that are being asked to be purchased. This will allow me to provide my students with opportunities that they all can experience and can enjoy. Class sizes are large so giving them station activities can split the class up into smaller groups so they can see and learn. The specific heat demonstrator is also an important aspect for my regular and honors students to understand this NGSS standard: HS-PS3-4. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence that the transfer of thermal energy when two components of different temperatures are combined within a closed system results in a more uniform energy distribution among the components in the system (second law of thermodynamics). They struggle with this and the online resources for this concept in connection with Physics instead of Chemistry is very lacking. Overall, I believe that this equipment will help students learn while having fun and provide them with deeper understandings of the concepts.

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