Learning Physics With An RC Truck For Inclusion Students
My students need a Traxxas Radio Controlled Truck.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. McElfresh's classroom raised $335
This project is fully funded
My Students
I try to make my physics classroom a fun and exciting place to learn the content material for ALL students. My students are huge fans of off-road racing so I try and use real world examples of the physics involved with racing trucks.
My students are a highly inquisitive and motivated group of 11th and 12th grade inclusion physics students of all levels.
We are a comprehensive public charter high school located in Southern California, and off-road racing is highly popular with them. They are always motivated by real world applications of what we are learning, and I try as best I can to provide them with these types of opportunities.
My Project
Like I have mentioned earlier, my students are highly interested in the world of off-road racing and this Traxxas radio controlled truck will allow me to feed off that interest. This will help my inclusion students in particular learn the principles of linear motion in a new and unique manner by providing them with ample hands-on learning opportunities. I also intend to use it to help them understand electrical circuits and the wave principles involved with RC controls.
I know that bringing a real world racing truck to my classroom would be impossible but by using this RC version I can enable them to get some of the same real world experience at a fraction of the cost while greatly enhancing their enjoyment of learning physics.
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