Children love to play games and compete with each other in all sorts of forms. Racing is one of the forms that kids enjoy most and the competition in a race is always an exciting experience for winners and champions.

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<h1>Objectives</h1>
After this lesson, the students should:
1. Know how to design a race car robot using the kit and the motor.
2. Be aware of the dangers of driving fast.
3. <<< add your objectives here >>>

<h1>Enduring Understanding</h1>

One of the major factors that influences a racing competition is speed.  Force and motion affect speed, and speed affects almost everything in our lives from travel to cooking; from learning to healing; from data processing to information sharing; from economy to technology.  Speed is one major factor of progress and growth in all areas of life. Speed can either be slow or fast and both have advantages and disadvantages in their applications.

<h1>Essential Questions</h1>

1.	What is motion?
2.	Why do objects move? 
3.	What is force and how does it affect the movement of an object?
4.	What is speed? What affects speed?
5.	How does speed affect the properties, behavior, and characteristics of an object?


<h1>STEM APPLICATION</h1>

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<h2>SCIENCE</h2>

It is very obvious that this lesson lends itself to science, more specifically with Physics. Before getting deeper into building the race car, establish first the concepts of force, movement, inertia, acceleration, and other related key concepts. This is a Grade 4 class and your students may not have a deeper understanding about Physics so make sure you find simple examples to discuss these concepts.

The following suggestions, resources and references should be able to help you.

1.	Open the following link and download the PDF document: http://cheribrody.wikispaces.com/Force+and+Motion
2.	Build the students vocabulary on the key concepts of this lesson.
3.	Whenever possible, have your students use a computer and do the online tutorial and test using the link: http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/forces-and-motion/force-and-motion.htm
4.	Share a story with about motion and force or anything that relates to the lesson at hand.
5.	More links about motion and force: http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_intro.html

<h2>ENGINEERING</h2>

This lesson is building a race car that can travel as fast as possible. The principles of AERODYNAMICS is one best way to make this happen. Provide basic aerodynamic principles and discuss briefly with the students.

Race cars should not only be fast but it should also be durable and strong as it travels from one point to the other. Racing cars oftentimes bump into each other and ensuring that it is strong and resilient will give a better chance of winning the race.

<h2>MATH</h2>

Measuring how fast a car can travel from start to finish is one good way to apply mathematical and scientific formulas in this lesson. Without the need to compete with each other, a student can measure how fast his robot car is.

<h1>Vocabulary</h1>
Terms to Know. Have students learn the following terms, find the definitions, using them in a sentence, determining the antonym of the terms, and other ways that the students will get to use the words. Real-world application is preferred. Add more words if necessary, according to your own students' needs.

<b><i>aerodynamics, motion, thrill, speed, <<< add your vocabulary words here >>> </i></b>

<h1>Values Education</h1>

The world has evolved multiple times faster in the last 50 years and this is attributed by technology and science research and development.  Speed has been the driving force of technological advancement.  The faster we process things, the more productive we become.

In transportation, speed is the key. The shortest time we move from one point to another the greater the things we accomplish and more. But speed has to be controlled and harnessed to provide benefits to people, not harm them.

The adage “the speed that thrills, is the speed that kills” is true especially in motor vehicles where people lost their car accidents whether passenger/driver or by-stander.

Like anything else that is good, when speed is used and applied incorrectly, unwanted consequences may happen and may even result to disasters.

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