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Unit Organizer:
Inquiry Question: How can we create devices and vehicles that move using different materials
and designs?
Related Questions:
What is an axle? What is its purpose?
What are wheels? What are their purpose?
What are linkages? What are its purpose?
What does it mean to design something?
What is a simple force?
What is power?
What does it mean to propel something?
What are the different ways we can move a device?
What does energy-storing mean?
What does energy –consuming mean?
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What is motion?
What causes motion?
What materials can we use to create motion?
What are control mechanisms?
How can we control something?
Which designs work better? How could we improve our designs?
What are the strengths of the various devices?
What are the weaknesses of the various devices?
How can we construct a device or vehicle?
How can we work cooperatively with others? What does this look like?
Which model of your device works best?
What changes can you make, so your device or vehicle will work better?
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ensure they understand their assignments and the novel. Discussions are a great way to
engage students understanding of topics.
Various Reflections: Students will reflect and evaluate how their various devices worked
through observations, testing, etc. These reflections will help student’s problem solve,
think deeply, make adaptations, etc. This is a great way for me to see students’ progress
and their thinking.
Summative Assessments:
Students will build various devices and vehicles. Students will not be marked on their
devices or how it works because this unit is structured around trail/error and making
improvements from their observations. Rather, students will be marked on their final
reflections describing the problems they faced, what they changed, what they observed,
and what they conclude from each device. I think it is important for students to
experiment with building in this unit, therefore, most will be formative.
Most this unit will be based on participation in the activities.
Some project examples of what students will build and reflect on:
o Building a Leprechaun trap
o Building a rubber band car
o Building a castle
o Making a paper airplane
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Worksheets & Built Group Daily
Participation Activities,
Assignments Projects Discussions Observations
Learning Outcomes etc.
Summative Formative Summative Formative Formative Formative
25% / 75% / / /
1. Design and construct
devices and vehicles that
move or have moving
parts – linkages, wheels,
and axles.
2. Use simple forces to
power or propel a device;
e.g., direct pushes, pulls,
cranking mechanisms,
moving airs, moving
water and downhill
motion.
3. Design and construct
devices and vehicles that
employ energy-storing or
energy-consuming
components that will
cause motion. E.g., elastic
bands, springs, gravity,
wind, moving water.
4. Recognize the need for
control in mechanical
devices, and apply
control mechanisms
where necessary.
5. Compare two designs,
identifying the relative
strengths and
weaknesses of each.
6. Identify steps to be used
in constructing a device
or vehicle, and work
cooperatively with other
students to construct the
device or vehicle.
7. Design and construct
several different models
of a device and evaluate
each model, working
cooperatively with other
students, Suggested
evaluation criteria are
identified under the
Specific Learner
Expectations, Reflect and
Interpret, page B. 18.
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Resources:
Edmonton Public
YouTube
PBS Kids
Learn 360
Discovery Education