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ENTRY EVENTClick on the link below to watch the video

and read the article on how fast is too fast.

http://www.wfaa.com/news/texas-news/Texas-highway-makes-it-legal-to-drive-85-mph-175182811.

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and read the article.http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/10/24/fastest-road-in-america-opens-to-motorists-in-texas

/Click on the link below to watch the video

and read the article.http://jalopnik.com/5954826/watch-texas-test-its-85-mph-highways-cameras-with-a-2205-mph-blast?utm_source=jalopnik.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation

DRIVING QUESTIONHow can we, as physicist,

create a Safe Speed limit proposal to submit to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration?

MISSION

• Your mission is to create a “Safe Speed Limit Proposal.” that tells the NHTSA what the maximum speed limit should be on major highways.

• Your proposal should be supported by scientific principles.• Newton’s 3 laws of motion• Speed, Velocity, & Acceleration• Balanced & Unbalanced forces.

• You will submit your proposal to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

• You will also create a keynote, power point or video presentation to present your findings. It must include the following:• Key points from proposal• Graphs illustrating speed, velocity and acceleration.• Animations or video clips demonstrating Newton’s Laws of Motion.

GUIDING QUESTIONS

• How do interacting forces affect the speed of an object’s motion?

• How do interacting forces affect the direction of an object’s motion?

• How do different forces change and object's motion?

• How can one differentiate between speed, velocity and acceleration on a graph?

• How can one determine speed or velocity of an object given distance and time?

• How are speed, velocity, and acceleration represented on a distance vs .time graph?

• What is the difference between speed, velocity, and acceleration?

• How does the mass of a body at rest affect its tendency to remain at rest?

• How does the force required to move an object change with mass?

• How does the force acting on an object affect its tendency to remain at rest?

TIMELINE

• Tuesday 10/30 – Entry Event, Group Contract

• Wednesday 10/31 – Knows/Need to knows, Rubrics, & Project Team Work Plan

• Thursday 11/1 – Research

• Friday 11/2 – Simple Machine Quiz / Research

• Monday 11/5 – Write Proposal

• Tuesday 11/6 – Write Proposal

• Wednesday 11/7 – Work on Presentation

• Thursday 11/8 – Finalize Presentations

• Friday 11/9 - Presentations