Cheetah Nationals aims to accelerate students' grasp of physics.(ASM NEWS)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  December, 2005  by Fuchs, G.E.

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A little over two years ago, David Bosarge, a math and science teacher at a local (Gainesville, Fla.) elementary school, contacted me and asked for help. He had been looking for some additional funding to allow him to purchase equipment for a physics laboratory experiment. The equipment, which is essentially a laboratory scale drag strip, would allow him to give fourth- and fifth-grade students a hands-on lab to demonstrate principles of acceleration, mass and aerodynamics.

The students would make their own cars, starting with blocks of wood specifically designed for the application. ...

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