Title: Holiday in the Park Ride Grade: 1&2 Week:
Focus: Forces & Motion (Montessori) 12/17-18/20
Essential Questions: How can I create a ride that uses different pushes and
pulls? How can my rider be kept safe? Can I describe my ride experience to
others?
Opening (Work Cycle 1 - 12/17/2020): Build background knowledge and
connect topic to personal experiences through video presentation and discussion;
describe the challenge, goals, and review the EDP template & Seesaw platform.
Work Period (Work Cycle 2 & 3 - 12/17/2020): Students will…
1. Review videos presented as needed and ask questions about forces &
motion (roller coaster engineer, 1st person POV ride experience, Holiday in
the Park at Six Flags intro, coaster simulator game, SciShow on forces &
motion).
2. Use EDP template to ask questions, plan, create a rough draft design (using
math standards) with support.
3. Build a representation of their ride design using found objects from their
home (being prepared to measure & communicate distance).
4. Write a description of their ride experience using complete sentences,
capitalization and punctuation (must include how they plan to keep the rider
safe).
Closing (Work Cycle 2 - 12/18/2020):
Presentation of projects, peer review/feedback, and completion of personal reflection
(directed at self-examination for future improvement.
Materials/ Technology: Chromebook, Youtube
video links, Seesaw, Found objects for building
Standards:
Primary: S2P2 Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to
explain the effect of a force (a push or a pull) in the movement of
an object (changes in speed or direction). (b) Design a device to
change the speed or direction of an object.
Supporting: MGSE1.G.1 Compose 2D shapes or 3D shapes to
create a composite shape and compose new shapes from the
composite shape.
MGSE2.MD.3 Estimate lengths using units of inches, feet,
centimeters and meters.
MGSE2.G.1 Recognize and draw shapes having specified
attributes (angles/faces).
MGSE2.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 100 to solve
one- and two-step word problems by using drawings and
equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the
problem.
ELAGSE1W6/2W6 With guidance and support from adults, use a
variety of tools to produce and publish writing, including digital
tools and collaboration with peers.
ELAGSE1SL4 Describe people, places, things, and events with
relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
ELAGSE2SL4 Tell a story or recount an experience with
appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking
audibly in coherent sentences.
ELA GSE 2L1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
ELAGSE2L2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when
writing.
STEM Connection:
Engineering Design Challenge (EDP Template); Technology Integration
(Seesaw); Visualization of Design (physical model); Communication
(written description & presentation).
Assessment: participation; use of rubric & EDP template to guide
design / achieve objectives; personal reflection based on feedback
from peer review
Digital Resources:
Roller Coaster Engineer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gnjYG1OoYk&feature=emb_logo
Sample rides:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV_4g0KRwjc&feature=emb_logo
1st Person POV Roller Coaster Ride:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQxA9mxg54w
Forces Song (Jack Hartmann):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-SnC_WKsCg
SciShow (Roller Coaster Science):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcRFh-dCxWE
Holiday in the Park Intro: https://youtu.be/Ykv8MgvOOzw
Coaster Simulator: https://www.funderstanding.com/educators/coaster/

Objectives: * design a theme park ride using shapes and measurement

* explain the concept and demonstrate and understanding of pushes & pulls (forces & motion) as applies to my ride
* construct story problems to demonstrate an understanding of ride capacity (using grade-level appropriate operations)
* communicate details in writing about my ride (using adjectives, adverbs and grade-level appropriate composition & mechanics)
* present work clearly & accept feedback from others; provide specific and meaningful feedback to peers

Differentiation: Adapt as needed based on individual abilities and Enduring Understandings: Ability to differentiate between
grade levels (Montessori); Provide problem-solving support based on pushes & pulls; Understanding of basic concepts of forces & motion;
available found objects; Use open-ended questions to guide problem Adoption of language and vocabulary to describe forces/motion.
solving and critical thinking.

Vocabulary: gravity,velocity (speed), inertia, push, pull, force, motion, length, measure, inches/centimeters, shapes (polygons / geometric solids),
adjectives, adverbs, verbs, noun, preposition, sentence, capitalization, punctuation