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Students will find this guide’s activities attractive – even when they discover just how repulsive they are! Using the repulsive force of like magnetic poles, maglev vehicles are an amazing mode of transportation that encourages understanding of magnetic repulsion, friction, propulsion systems, equations, analyzing and graphing data, and more.
The Maglev Vehicles Teacher’s Guide contains ITEEA, NCTM, and NSTA standards addressed; teacher and student instructions for a variety of math, science, and technology activities; pretests and posttests; resource pages; and puzzles. Contains separate activities for middle school and high school students.
Equipment and materials needed to complete guide activities include the Pitsco Maglev Vehicles – Getting Started Package (includes Maglev Track), Maglev Track without magnets, metric tape measure or meterstick, timer or stopwatch, digital scale, ceramic magnets, weights, glue, and standard classroom tools and materials. Note: This list is for all activities; individual activities don’t require all listed materials.