Physics of Toys

This class was designed to be delivered in a classroom setting and provides information that supports the following New York State Next Generation Science Learning Standards. 
P-PS2-1. Use tools and materials to design and build a device that causes an object to move faster with a push or a pull.
P-PS4-1. Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that sound is produced by vibrating materials.
K-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object. 
K-PS2-2. Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull.
1-PS4-1. Plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound can make materials vibrate.
3-PS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to provide evidence of the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object. 
3-PS2-2. Make observations and/or measurements of an object’s motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion.
4-PS3-2.  Make observations to provide evidence that energy is conserved as it is transferred and/or converted from one form to another. 
4-PS3-4. Apply scientific ideas to design, test, and refine a device that converts energy from one form to another.
5-PS2-1. Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants (producers), animals (consumers), decomposers, and the environment.