Irma Cuevas

Kinder Science
Materials
Balloon writing templates
Pencils
Two straws
Tape
Two balloons
String
K-PS2 Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Standards
K-PS2-1.
Plan and conduct an investigation to compare the effects of different strengths or different
directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object.
K-PS2-2.
Analyze data to determine if a design solution works as intended to change the speed or
direction of an object with a push or a pull.
Objectives
Learners will be able to investigate and compare the effects of different pushes
Assessing Prior Knowledge
Scientificos- hacen preguntas
Cada Miercoles hemos hablado de como empujamos o jalamos para mover cosas
?Que es jalar y empujar?
Show pictures and students act out if we jalar or empujar
Procedure
Step one:
we push and pull but other things push and pull too
Can you think of any?
Vamos a ser un experiment y como scientificos vamos a:
Hacer preguntas, escribir, compartir con nuestros amigos
Tengo un globo, hilo, y un popote
Draw them on chart and ask: What can we do with these three things?
Without using our hands how can we push?
Blow up a balloon and show how air pushes balloon off of table
?Cual va irse mas rapido?
-Think pair share

Step two:
(assessment)
Introduce how we will be writing our predictions
-After you vote for which balloon will travel the furthest you will walk back quietly to
your table
-Use the cloze sentence to write your prediction
Creo que el globo _____viajara mas rapido
Color your balloon when you finish.
Tomorrow we will write our results on the other side
vote for which balloon will travel faster using note on smart board
Part two:
Do Experiment
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LdcxCdB-s8
Closing:
Simulators
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/pushes_pulls.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/physical_processes/forces_action/play/
http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/forces-and-motion-basics/latest/forces-and-motionbasics_en.html
Follow Up:
Write about findings next day
Sentence Starter- El globo______viajo mas rapido