5

th
Grade Science - Christine Wyckoff
Force and Motion Project March 24th April 2th
Materials: Force ! Motion project packet" #a$ sheet %scientific &ethod'" s(pplies to
cond(ct e)peri&ent %*aries'+
NGSS Standards:
5-PS2-1 S(pport an ar,(&ent that the ,ra*itational force e)erted $y -arth on o$jects is
directed do.n+
3-5-ETS1-1 /efine a si&ple desi,n pro$le& reflectin, a need or a .ant that incl(des
specified criteria for s(ccess and constraints on &aterials" ti&e" or cost+
3-5-ETS1-2 Generate and co&pare &(ltiple possi$le sol(tions to a pro$le& $ased on
ho. .ell each is likely to &eet the criteria and constraints of the pro$le&+
3-5-ETS1-3 Plan and carry o(t fair tests in .hich *aria$le are controlled and fail(re
points are considered to identify aspects of a &odel or prototype that can $e i&pro*ed+
Lesson objective(s): St(dents .ill learn a$o(t force and &otion thro(,h desi,n and
e)ec(tion of science e)peri&ent (tili0in, the scientific &ethod and presentin, the res(lts
to the class+
Enae!ent:
-licit 1(estions2 After st(dents *ie. 3ill 4ye the Science G(y5s *ideo on force and
&otion" create a 6W# chart+ What do you know about force and motion? What do you
want to learn?
E"#loration:
Workin, in pairs" st(dents .ill identify so&ethin, they .ant to kno. &ore a$o(t
in*ol*in, force and &otion+ 7hey .ill ha*e $ooks on force and &otion" their te)t$ook
and the internet as reso(rces+ 7hey .ill then desi,n an e)peri&ent de&onstratin, forces
and &otion .hile e&ployin, the scientific &ethod+ 7hey .ill ,enerate an e)peri&ental
1(estion %What does the st(dent .ant to learn &ore a$o(t8' and a hypothesis %an
ed(cated ,(ess of an ans.er to the 1(estion'+
E"#lanation:
St(dents .ill present their idea to the teacher for appro*al prior to cond(ctin, the
e)peri&ent+ 9(estions .ill $e asked to help st(dent identify and (nderstand the scope of
their e)peri&ent2 What are you testing? What needs to be constant? What will be
changing? What forces might be acting on the object? How might that affect its motion?
Elaboration:
St(dents .ill present their e)peri&ent to the class+ 7hey .ill de&onstrate an
(nderstandin, of the concepts of force and &otion $y identifyin, key ter&s and
definitions" talkin, a$o(t their 1(estion" hypothesis" proced(re" findin,s and concl(sions+
9(estions .ill $e asked to elicit a deeper (nderstandin, of the concept" e)a&ples &i,ht
$e2 What if you lived on the moon? Why would your results be different? What if it was a
windy day? What if you used a heavier object? What if your rubber band was
small/large? What if the angle was steeper/flatter? Was your hypothesis correct? How
would you redesign your experiment in the future?
Eval$ation:
St(dents .ill $e e*al(ated on their correct (se of the scientific &ethod and their
(nderstandin, of the concepts of force and &otion+ -*al(ation .ill $e occ(rrin,
thro(,ho(t the project d(ration+
4a&e2 :::::::::::::::::::::::::
Forces ! Motion
Scientific -)peri&ent
For this (nit" yo( are ,oin, to .ork in pairs to desi,n an e)peri&ent
de&onstratin, forces and &otion+ 7his project has fo(r &ain tasks - designing the
experiment, conducting the experiment, completing your lab report, and presenting your
results+ 7he d(ration of this project .ill $e three .eeks+
T%S& 1 %2 days'
;sin, *ario(s reso(rces %trade $ooks" te)t $ook" internet'" yo( .ill search for
topics on force and &otion that interest yo(+ After decidin, on a topic" yo( and
yo(r partner .ill desi,n an e)peri&ent (sin, the scientific &ethod %la$ sheet
pro*ided'+ ;pon appro*al fro& the teacher" yo( .ill &o*e to 7ask 2+
7eacher si,nat(re:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
T%S& 2 %2 days'
<nce yo(r e)peri&ent has $een appro*ed" yo( .ill .ork .ith yo(r partner to
collect the &aterials needed to cond(ct yo(r e)peri&ent+ =o( .ill need to $rin,
the &aterials in to school+ =o( .ill $e ,i*en class ti&e to do yo(r e)peri&ent>
ho.e*er" if yo( do not finish in the ,i*en ti&e" yo( .ill ha*e to co&plete yo(r
.ork o(tside of class+ While perfor&in, yo(r e)peri&ent" $e s(re to take notes on
yo(r o$ser*ations and concl(sions %refer to la$'+ <nce yo( ha*e finished yo(r
e)peri&ent" yo( .ill &o*e on to 7ask ?+
T%S& 3 %2 days'
4o. that yo( ha*e done yo(r e)peri&ent" co&plete yo(r la$ %refer to yo(r notes'+
T%S& ' %4 days'
=o( .ill $e ,i*en t.o class days to plan" prepare" and practice yo(r presentation+
=o(r presentation &(st $e en,a,in, de&onstration" Po.erPoint" or a poster+
=o( .ill need to ,et appro*al fro& the teacher on .hat yo(r presentation .ill
in*ol*e+ #i&it yo(r presentation to no &ore than 5 &in(tes+
7eacher si,nat(re::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
4a&e2 ::::::::::::::::::::::::
7opic2 Force and Motion
State&ent of Pro$le&2 E"#eri!ental ($estion %What does the scientist .ant to learn
&ore a$o(t8'
)esearc* %,atherin, infor&ation' list yo(r so(rces
+,#ot*esis %an ed(cated ,(ess of an ans.er to the 1(estion'
Materials %all &aterials listed" no e)tras" incl(din, 1(antities'
Proced$re-Met*od %.ritten and caref(lly follo.ed step-$y-step e)peri&ent desi,ned to
test the hypothesis'
.ata %infor&ation collected d(rin, the e)peri&ent'
/bservations %.ritten description of .hat .as noticed d(rin, the e)peri&ent'
0oncl$sion %.as the hypothesis correct or incorrect and .hy'
1ocab$lar, %choose and define 4 ter&s related to force ! &otion'
T%S&S 1 2 2 4 2 @
Colla$oration
on e)peri&ent
St(dents .orked
to,ether to identify
e)peri&ent
<ne st(dent had
&ore
inp(tAinfl(ence on
e)peri&ent topic
St(dents did not
colla$orate" teacher
had to inter*ene
Creati*ity 7he e)peri&ent .as
ori,inal
7he e)peri&ent
.as so&e.hat
ori,inal
7he e)peri&ent .as
directly fro&
reso(rce
Materials St(dents (sed
&aterials listed on
la$ report
St(dents did not
(se all &aterials
St(dents did not (se
or ha*e a &aterials
list
;se of ti&e St(dents (sed ti&e
effecti*ely"
co&pleted 7asks B !
2 on ti&e
%research"&aterials
collection"cond(ctin,
e)peri&ent'
St(dents did not
co&plete either
7ask B or 7ask 2
on ti&e
St(dents did not
co&plete 7asks B !
2 on ti&e
T%S& 3 4 2 @
;nderstandin, #a$ report co&plete
and de&onstrates an
(nderstandin, of
force and &otion
#a$ inco&plete"
&issin, key
co&ponents
#a$ less than 5@C
co&plete
Analysis #a$ co&plete and
analysis of findin,s
acc(rate
#a$ lackin,
co&pletion andAor
acc(rate analysis
#a$ does not ha*e a
co&plete or
acc(rate analysis
Doca$(lary 4 *oca$(lary
definitions related to
force ! &otion
? *oca$(lary
definitions related
to force ! &otion
2 or less *oca$(lary
definitions related
to force ! &otion
T%S& ' 4 2 @
7i&e li&it Presentation did not
e)ceed 5 &in(te ti&e
li&it
Presentation
e)ceeded 5 &in(te
ti&e li&it
Enterestin,
presentation
Presentation *is(ally
interestin, %poster"
Po.erPoint"
de&onstration'
Presentation .as
so&e.hat *is(ally
interestin,
Presentation lacked
*is(al interest
Participation All ,ro(p &e&$ers
participated
<nly half of ,ro(p
&e&$ers
participated
<ral
presentation
Clearly presented
e)peri&ent
1(estion" hypothesis"
proced(re" analysis
<ne of the steps of
the scientific
&ethod &issin,
7.o or &ore steps
of the scientific
&ethod .ere
&issin,
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