Overview of FOSS Kit
http://lhsfoss.org/scope/folio/pdfs/Balance_Matrix.pdf

Adaptions to FOSS by Sylvia Rodriguez
http://web.archive.org/web/20041113045001/http://www.cedu.niu.edu/scied/student/lessonplans/team_3/rodriguez/rodriguez.htm

Build a Roller Coaster - https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/paper-roller-coaster

Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/dmccormick1/balance-and-motion/

Balance from Science Museum of Minnesota - http://www.thinkingfountain.org/b/balance/balance.html

Motion Machine from Science Museum of Minnesota - http://www.thinkingfountain.org/m/motionmachine/motionmachine.html

Tubes and Spheres from Science Museum of Minnesota -https://www.thinkingfountain.org/t/tubesandspheres/tubesandspheres.html

Parachuting Pinwheel from Science Museum of Minnesota - http://www.thinkingfountain.org/p/parachutingpinwheel/parachutingpinwheel.html

Balance Activities on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMq_EJv-ENE

WhirliGig - https://www.education.com/activity/article/stovetop-whirligig/

Teacher Tips and Science Links - from Colorado Springs School District
http://www.cssd11.k12.co.us/science/2balance/qa.htm

Reading List - books for balance and motion

Interactive Build Your Own Roller Coaster - https://www.learner.org/series/interactive-amusement-park-physics/

Physics Classroom Build a Roller Coaster - https://www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Interactives/Work-and-Energy/Roller-Coaster-Model/Roller-Coaster-Model-Interactive   

                                                            

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