Name of Activity | Retrieving the Core |
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Author | STOMP |
Keywords | core, earth, magnetic, sample, NXT, invention, earth’s core, magnet |
Subject | NXT |
Grade Level | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Time | 2 Hours Total |
Brief Description | Students will use their NXT vehicles they built in lesson 1 to retrieve a sample of the magnetic core of the Earth. |
Lesson Objectives: | – To learn about the layers of the Earth. – To build a retrieving device. – To travel to the “Core”, retrieve a sample and travel back. |
Materials Needed: | – Engineering Design Sheet – Pre-constructed NXT vehicles (from lesson 1) – Computers running MINDSTORMS software – Additional motors – LEGO building pieces – Pre-built model of the Earth’s core with magnets dispersed around – The Magic School Bus: inside the Earth by Joanna Cole – Lego Reflection Response Sheet |
Preparation and Set Up: | – Create and set up a model Earth (ideas and photos attached). – Collect materials – Make copies of activity worksheets – Engineering Design Sheet – Engineer’s Programming Sheet – Programmer’s Icon Sheet – Arrange students in groups of two – Give each group their NXT vehicle, an extra motor, extra LEGO pieces (you can also give them a magnet and tape for their retrieval device) |
Necessary Background | Attached is a sheet with references that have information about the layers of the Earth. Vocabulary: Invention Earth’s core Magnetic Magnet |
Procedure |
Note: If this lesson is going to be taught in 2 class periods, this is a good time to stop.
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Extensions or Modifications: | After retrieving the sample of the core, turn the Magic School Bus around and go back through the mantle and the crust to the surface of the Earth. |
Reference 1 | http://sites.tufts.edu/stompactivitydatabase/files/formidable/a.png |
Reference 2 | http://sites.tufts.edu/stompactivitydatabase/files/formidable/b.png |
Reference 3 | http://sites.tufts.edu/stompactivitydatabase/files/formidable/c.pdf |
Reference 4 | http://sites.tufts.edu/stompactivitydatabase/files/formidable/d.pdf |
Reference 5 | http://sites.tufts.edu/stompactivitydatabase/files/formidable/e.pdf |
Reference 6 | http://sites.tufts.edu/stompactivitydatabase/files/formidable/f.pdf |