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Suggested Outside Classroom Activities

• Take force probe and/or accelerometer into an elevator.



• Take force probe and/or accelerometer on various playground equipment such as slides, swings, merry-go-round, etc.



• Take motion detector to a local bowling alley.



• Use light detector to compare computer and TV screens, fluorescent and incandescent lights, etc.



• Take a microphone to music room to test various instruments.



• Take magnetic field detector to make a magnetic field map around local power lines.



• Compare light levels in city versus country (measure light pollution).



• Attach accelerometer to a track athlete to measure acceleration.



• Take accelerometer in a car to measure accelerations for starts and stops and around curves.



• Attach an accelerometer to various sports equipment such as baseball/softball bats, tennis racquets, golf clubs, la crosse, hockey sticks, etc.

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