Multi-Vehicle Pileup in Canada

In this investigation, students figure out if the mass of a vehicle has anything to do with how easy it is to make it stop moving.  The Multi-Vehicle Pileup in Canada kit includes all the materials that students will need to design and carry out an investigation. Each kit contains enough materials for six groups of students.  Materials: Track Tower Mini Cart Washers Plastic Track Cloth Meter Stick Plastic Cup Number Stickers Alignment with Academic Standards for Science  Source  Code  Performance Expectation  NGSS  MS-PS2-2.  Plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object’s motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.    Core Idea(s)  PS3: Forces, Motion, and Interaction   Practices  SEP2: Developing and using models  SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations  SEP4: Analyzing and interpreting data  SEP6: Constructing explanations and des