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Originally called "Putt Putt Steam Boats" in the 1920s, these reproduction toys can be used to teach many scientific principles. Using a small flame from a candle or a few drops of cooking oil, the 10 cm (4") long boats will chug along for hours. It is great for demonstrating the transformation of heat energy to mechanical energy. More advanced students can be given the problem of explaining how it works. Fascinating to watch in a circular pan of water. Colors may vary.

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NGSS
This product will support your students' understanding of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)*, as shown in the table below.Elementary | Middle School | High School | ||
K-PS2-2 The Putt Putt Steam Boat can be loaded with water and candle fired up to investigate to movement. Students can analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or direction of an object with a push or a pull. 2-PS1-2The Putt Putt Steam Boat can be loaded with water and candle fired up investigate to movement. Students can analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose. 3-PS2-2The Putt Putt Steam Boat can be loaded with water and candle fired up investigate to movement. Students can make observation and/or measurements of an object's motion to provide evidence that a pattern can be used to predict future motion. | MS-PS2-2 The Putt Putt Steam Boat can be loaded with water and candle fired up to investigate movement. Students can plan an investigation to provide evidence that the change in an object's motion depends on the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object. | HS-PS2-1 The Putt Putt Steam Boat can be loaded with water and candle fired up to investigate movement. Students can plan an investigation; analyze data to support the claim that Newton's Second Law of Motion describes the mathematical relationship among the net force on a macroscopic object, its mass, and its acceleration. |
The Putt Putt Steam Boat can be loaded with water and candle fired up to demonstrate basic principles of Newton's Laws to students.
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The Putt Putt Steam Boat can be loaded with water and candle fired up to investigate movement. Students can run trials to determine which variable gives the best push to the boat. Races are a natural way for students to test their ideas. Students can make observations and/or measurements of the boats' motions to find pattern that can be used to predict future motion and provide evidence that the change in an object's motion is related to the sum of the forces on the object and the mass of the object.
* NGSS is a registered trademark of Achieve. Neither Achieve nor the lead states and partners that developed the Next Generation Science Standards were involved in the production of, and do not endorse, this product.
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