Start the module by eliciting students’ prior knowledge of force and motion Questions such as the following may be asked: «What makes objects move the way they do? + Why do objects move in different ways? Why are some objects faster than the others? «What makes objects stay in place? Note that there are no comect or wrong answers yet at this point. Just take note of their answers and goback to some of them after they finish the module. Balanced and Unbalanced Forces 1. To introduce the concept of FORCE, place a ball or any object on top of a table and ask: a}, Will this object move by itsel!? bj How can we make this object move? c) While itis moving, how can we make the object speed up or slow down? d) How can make it stop? e}) How can we make it change its direction? ‘Ask students to describe or demonstrate how they can achieve the given conditions above. This will lead them to realize that to make the object move, speed up, slow down, stop, or change its direction, it has to be pushed ar pulled. The motion of an object can be changed if we apply FORCE on it 2. Pose another question: Consider again this ball here on top of the table. Since this ball stays at rest (meaning it does not change its motion) can we say that there is/are no forces acting on it?