Essentially Science: Lee County Schools

Author: K.Priest, P. Langston E-mail:

Forces, Friction and Gravity

Summary: A force is a push or pull on an object. Forces cause objects to move or to stop moving. There are many kinds of forces. The motion of any object can be understood by looking at all of the forces that are acting on that object. Grade Level s!: " Group#Team Si$e: Group of %&' Time (e)uired: *+&'+ minutes ,ess&-p Factor: (Setup and Mess Factor: 1 to 10 scale 10 being the most intense) 2 ./pendable 0ost 1er Group: .ducational Standards: Goal 4: Forces and Motion in Technological esigns Learning 2bjectives: 4!02 "#aluate ho$ pushing or pulling %orces can change the position and motion o% an ob&ect! 4!0' etermine %actors that a%%ect motion including: %orce( %riction( inertia( momentum! ,aterials: "ach group $ill need: )omputer *ebsite (http:++$$$!co$eta!,12!ga!us+eses+it+%orces-20and-20motion-20$eb.uest!htm) /ns$er sheet that can be printed %rom $ebsite )lassroom or other materials: Safety: 3ackground: 1rocedure: (0nclude step b1 step instruction( re%erencing student acti#it1 sheets $hen appropriate( as $ell as test set up and e#aluation methods) Setup/Preparation 1! "ither $rite $ebsite address on the board or send it to the students #ia Smarts1nc! (http:++$$$!co$eta!,12!ga!us+eses+it+%orces-20and-20motion-20$eb.uest!htm) Activity 2! Go o#er the 0ntroduction and Tas, $ith the student e2plaining that the1 $ill complete Steps 1 and 2 during this session! 3! Step 1: Students clic, on the lin, to the research( read and ans$er the .uestions recording their ans$ers on the ans$er sheet! 4! Step 2: Students per%orm e2periments 1( 2 and 3 completing the .ui44es a%ter each e2periment! The teacher must see and record the score %rom the .ui4 a%ter each e2periment "2tension: Steps 3 and 4 esign a 5oller )oaster and 6uild 7our 8$n 5oller )oaster can be used to rein%orce the concepts in the lesson!
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Essentially Science: Lee County Schools

Author: K.Priest, P. Langston E-mail:

Forces, Friction and Gravity

4n)uiry 5uestions and Assessment ,ethods: (*hat .uestions do 1ou intend to as, the students about the acti#it1 in order to assess ho$ much the1 ha#e learned9) 1! /s a culminating acti#it1( 0 $ill create a class $eb+%lo$ chart diagramming %orces and the e%%ects the1 ha#e upon motion! Additional (esources: Sources:

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