The Rubber Band Problem

This challenge may be used to introduce the concepts of friction, force, and/or inertia, or it can be used to reinforce them.

Author(s):

Glenn Simonelli

Date Accepted: 2003-05-25 Grade Group: Upper Elementary (3-5) Benchmarks: S12.2.4 S12.2.5 S12.3.6 S12.3.7 Keywords: force inertia friction Microsoft Word: 01_13_03_1.docx PDF Document: 01_13_03_1.pdf

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