Activity 3.4 - Can you use footprints to determine if a person was running or walking?

Learning Aims:
  • Develop a scientific experiment.
  • Use prior knowledge in a new setting
Materials:
To be decided by the students
Suggestions for use:
  • This is an open inquiry, the students have to take the initiative to develop their own experiment.
  • Depending on the time available, the teacher can skip one of the activities 3.4 and 3.5. However, it is highly recommended to do at least one of these.
  • In supporting the students, also give attention to the process (how to plan the experiment etc.).
  • Check the experiment plans from the students before they can do their experiment.