Presentation Requirements

FORCE AND MOTION
Length of time: A 40 or 60 minute presentation is available
Room preference: Classroom (12 ft. x 18 ft.) or all-purpose room (12 ft. x 24 ft.). A verticle space with a minimum of 8 ft. is needed for some demonstrations.
This demonstration can be presented in either a classroom or an assembly-style presentation. Two options of length are available.

To help make a Force and motion presentation run smoothly, we ask the following:
  1. Make sure the scientist has exact directions to your school and any parking and delivery information.
  2. Because of the scale and amount of equipment used for this presentation, we request reasonable parking and access for loading and unloading.
  3. Please review basic concepts with the students before the presentation. They will understand more if they have these concepts fresh in mind. These classroom presentations are intended to enhance your classroom curriculum.
  4. This presentation is designed for students in 4th-8th grades. Please let the scientists know of any specific learning objectives related to this topic you wish addressed.
  5. This presentation engages students as volunteers. Setup should easily allow this involvement.
  6. Seating and organization (general setup) needs to be done before the presenter arrives.
  7. If you have scheduled multiple presentations, we request that we stay in the same room for all presentations. It is time consuming to move the set up from room to room. Time between repetitions can be pasing period time (3-5 minutes) Numbers of repetitions between breaks should be up to the presenter. Four repetitions is probably the reasonable limit.
  8. Set up takes 35-45 minutes. We need 30 minutes to teardown and pack equipment. LI>This presentation request access to water, approximately one gallon.
  9. We need one medium-sized table (3 ft. x 8 ft.) with a smooth surface and no "lip".
  10. The presenter would like an overhead projector for transparencies and a wall or screen to project onto.
  11. Teachers and/or aides should remain with students to assist with student engagement and management while you all enjoy the presentation!