Lesson Overview

Force and Motion

Lesso Overview Time Other Things to Know
n Advance Preparation
1 • Pre Assessment 50 *Teach students to use a stopwatch
• Marble Motion min *Find The Tortoise and the Hare
50 Story
min * Need tables not desks for
50 activities
min * Make What We Think About
50 Motion chart
min
50
min
2 • Describing Motion 60 *Label N, S, E,W in your room
min *Large area for measuring distance
60
min
3 • Measuring Speed 50 *Large area for measuring distance
min (10m)
50 *Calculators for each team (if you
min want)
50 *Prepare Class Motion Chart
min
4 • Graphing Motion 60 *Large area for measuring distance
min *Copy and Laminate Word Sort Card
60 Set
min
5 • Balanced/Unbalanced 50 *Cut Plastic Straws into 4” pieces
Forces min *Set up Balloon Rocket Demo
50 *Need large area- Student Tug-of-
min War
6 • Balloon Rockets 60 *Set up 3 more balloon rocket
min demos
7 • Measuring Unbalanced 60 *Need large tables
Forces in Newtons min
60
min
8 • Constant Motion 50 *Collect a variety of objects to slide
min across the room, tissue box, eraser,
50 marker, …
min *Book: Newton’s Law
50
min
9 • Mass and Motion 60 *Copy and Laminate Word Sort Card
(Acceleration) min Set
60 *Area to roll balls with ramps
min *Rugs or towel s if room is not
60 carpeted
min
10 • The Force of Simple 55 *Tie rope to one of the longer
Machines min dowels
55 *Punch holes in paper cups
min *Book: Machines Make It Move
55
min
11 • Inclined Plane, Wedge, & 60 *Space to use inclined planes
Screw min *Book: Machines Make It Move
60
min
60
min
12 • Forces and Motion of 45 *Large area for flight tests
Total: 49 lessons