This learning experience was designed for the ninth grade integrated science course.
Classes are heterogeneously mixed by ability, motivation, and interest.
Class sizes were 18-24. There was one section of self-tracked accelerated students. Invention parts kit that contained items such as rubber bands, wire, small motors, washers, paper clips, etc. A packet containing the activities, problem task, and parts list is available upon request. This unit is the fourth of six units in the first year of a two-year integrated science curriculum required for all students.