Maglev Trains - Video from the Futures Channel
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| Audience/Grade: | 5-8 |
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Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering |
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Teaching - Lecture/Presentation |
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WWW |
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Organization:The Futures Channel |
| Description: | Digital video from the Futures Channel. Synopsis: "Gliding on a wave of electromagnetic force, a maglev train could travel at 300 miles per hour or faster. Designer-engineers describe the mechanics and future benefits of such superconductor trains." Running time 4:12 minutes. |
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How I use Maglev Trains - Video from the Futures Channel This video comes with a lesson plan for grades 5-8 with details: The Antigravity Machine Subject: Science, Mathematics Topics: The Nature of Science (Experimentation), Physics, Geometry (circles), Statistics (Charts and Graphs) Grades: 5 - 8 Knowledge and Skills: - Can present experimental results clearly in written form. - Is familiar with the "simple machines" and knows that they can reduce the amount of effort necessary to move or lift something. - Can represent and interpret numerical data in chart and graph form |
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| Publication Date: | October 2007 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.thefutureschannel.com/dockets/science_technology/magle |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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