The fifth grade students have been applying all that they have learned about force, motion, and energy to create a prototype of a magnetic levitation (maglev) transportation system. Maglev is fairly new mode of transportation that has unique advantages over earlier modes of transportation. Many transportation engineers believe Maglev transportation systems will radically transform society and the world economy in the 21st century, as they are more cost efficient, energy efficient, environmentally friendly, and safer than traditional trains, planes, and cars. The students were challenged to create a transportation system using magnetic levitation to carry a load weighing 6 grams a total distance of 12 inches. Each engineering team has gone through numerous iterations in design as they have worked through the Engineering Design Process. I can't wait to see the final products.
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