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Understanding Motion and Forces in Science

This document defines key vocabulary terms related to motion and force that will be used in a 4th grade science marble maze project. It includes definitions for terms like force, distance, friction, velocity, speed, acceleration, deceleration, slope, and gravity. The terms are defined in the context of how they affect the movement of objects, such as making objects start or stop moving, move faster or slower, or change direction. It also lists relevant grade-level expectations and standards around designing investigations to study how factors like friction impact the speed and distance traveled by objects in motion.

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Understanding Motion and Forces in Science

This document defines key vocabulary terms related to motion and force that will be used in a 4th grade science marble maze project. It includes definitions for terms like force, distance, friction, velocity, speed, acceleration, deceleration, slope, and gravity. The terms are defined in the context of how they affect the movement of objects, such as making objects start or stop moving, move faster or slower, or change direction. It also lists relevant grade-level expectations and standards around designing investigations to study how factors like friction impact the speed and distance traveled by objects in motion.

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Motion and Force

Speed, Velocity, Slope, Friction, Acceleration, and Distance


Vocabulary Terms - Introduction to a Marble Maze Project

Fourth Grade Science


GLE 0407.11.2 Design a simple investigation to
demonstrate how friction affects the movement of an
object.
0407.11.2 Design an investigation to identify factors that
affect the speed and distance traveled by an object in
motion.
SPI 0407.Inq.1 Select an investigation that could be
used to answer a specific question.

Force
A push or pull that
causes an object
to move, stop, or
change direction
A force will cause
an object with
mass to
accelerate.

Forces can affect motion in


several ways:

They can make objects start moving.


They can make objects move faster.
They can make objects move slower.
They can make objects stop moving.
They can make objects change
direction.

Distance
Distance is the measurement from one
point to another.
Distance may refer to a physical length, a
period of time, or an estimation.

Friction
Friction is a force that acts against or stops
motion when two surfaces rub against each
other.

Velocity
Velocity is an objects speed in a particular direction. If
the direction changes, the velocity will also change.

Speed
Speed is a measure of the distance an object
moves in a given amount of time.
During a typical trip to school, your car will
undergo a series of changes in its speed.

Acceleration & Deceleration


Acceleration is an increase in speed.
Deceleration is a decrease in speed.

Slope
Slope is used to
describe the
steepness, incline,
or grade of a
straight line.

Gravity
Gravity is the force
that pulls all objects in
the universe toward
one another.
Gravity is the force
which pulls all objects
to the surface.

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