Designing the Quickest Car Part 1: Planning a Controlled Experiment

Join a group of friends in a STEM challenge to build the quickest toy car as they plan a controlled experiment in this interactive science tutorial.
Resource ID#: 195851 Type: Original Student Tutorial
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Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 6
Intended Audience: Students
Keywords: controlled experiment, experiment, investigation, nature of science, hypothesis, variables, independent variable, dependent variable, controlled variables
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials Science - Grades K-8

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