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High Tech Hot Potato
Duration: 15-20 minutes
Grade Levels: 2-12
In this twist on the classic party game, the “hot potato” is a DIY container for your smartphone to keep it as still (and safe!) as possible. After designing your “hot potato,” load your phone and record the motion detected by the phone’s accelerometers while it’s passed around. Work as a team to analyze the graphs and reduce the amount of motion detected.
Grade Levels: 2-12
Duration: 15-20 minutes
Concepts/Skills: Data literacy, forming hypotheses, experimentation, defining and testing variables
Objectives:
- Build a DIY “Hot Potato” which will will hold and protect a smartphone.
- Play High Tech Hot Potato
- Work as a team to analyze graphs and reduce the amount of motion detected by your "hot potato."