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Grade 3 Science Unit 1 So You Think it Can Move? |
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Essential Question: How can we use evidence to prove an object has moved and explain possible causes? |
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| Enduring Understandings | Resources |
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Position, Speed & Distance Position of an object is relative to its relationship with other objects. |
Where Is It?Manipulate clip art using position word directions. Position
Vocabulary Students will turn and talk with a partner through an online discussion of the types of motion.  
Position Practice Creepers:
Reaching for the Light. (If the link does not open, login to discoveryeducation.com) Greater
Bulldog Bat: Successful Fisherman(If the link does not open, login to discoveryeducation.com) Real
World Reading: Acceleration Students will read an article that
describes how a change in speed in a certain amount of time is called
acceleration. Acceleration
Students will simulate a person using acceleration to push an object or
groups of objects.
Location, Location, Location! Practice using position words by moving items on the screen & describing to a partner. |
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Forces Forces can make some things start moving, stop moving, or change directions. |
Careers
in Science: Pilot Students will read to answer the question "What
are the challenges a pilot faces? How do they solve these
problems?"Pushes & Pulls The students will create simulations to determine
how an object's position can change by pushing and pulling.Tug
Of War Students will create simulations to determine how an object's
position can change by pulling.
May the Forces of Push and Pull Be With YouMay
the Forces of Push and Pull Be With You Question Set
Motion Matters
Forces of Movement
Anne Arundel County Amusement Park WebQuest The students will create a roller coaster based on information gained from readings and online activities.
Newton's 3 Laws of Motion Information about the laws of motion
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Friction The motion of an object can change based on the surface's texture it passes over. |
Real
World Reading: Pass, Shoot, Dribble, Dunk & Dash Students will read to answer
the question, "How does friction affect a basketball game?"BiteSize
Reading: Friction Students will complete a quiz after reading
and reviewing diagrams.
Friction The students will create simluations that show how
the mass of an object affects its stopping speed.Fun With
Friction Students will manipulate simulations to determine how
texture affects an object's movement.BBC-
Friction Students will give a car a push on a variety of
surfaces.Friction
Simulation Students will create simulations to determine how
friction affects objects being moved by force.Energy
Skate Park Students will construct tracks and ramps for a skater
at a skate park with varying degrees of friction being used.
*Teacher Note - Have students adjust amount of friction used on the
side bar.Interactive
friction challenge Students will apply knowledge of friction to
complete the challenge.
FrictionFriction(If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com) Friction
(From the Magic School Bus)(If the link does not open, login to discoveryeduction.com) Friction
Free Baseball and the First Pitch(If the link does not open, login to discoveryeducation.com) Roll with the Changes Students will explore forces and friction in an activity with soup cans. Traffic Jam! Students simulate possible driving scenarios using more or less friction. Move It or Luge It! Students apply their knowledge of pushes and friction to propel a luge down a track. Stuck on the Tracks Students will answer questions about force and texture that will help move their roller coaster pod to the goal. |
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Force & Gravity Students will describe that objects fall to the ground unless something holds them up (gravity) by observing and discussing objects that drop to the floor. |
Video
Clip- Forces A clip from BBC about gravity. 
Gravity All Around... And Beyond!
I can cite examples of gravity
on Earth. I can describe the relationship between the tides of the
moon and gravity.
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The Force of Gravity Little
Red Riding Hood and Forces Students will write a letter
to Little Red Riding Hood to explain forces.
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| Required Lab: Luge Control Investigation |
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Outcome: Conduct an investigation to discover how different surfaces can
change motion by testing different surfaces on a simulated luge track. |
Demonstration
of luge skills Student will see Olympic athletes participating in
the luge to brainstorm forces that affect a luge run.
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| Project: Putt-Putt Pizza |
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Student Outcome: Demonstrate how the motion of an object can change by forces, friction and gravity by designing a miniature golf course.
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Possible
Resources for Student Research: Consult with media specialists
for online database resources and books
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| Unit Resources Scroll Down for Standards | |
| Content | Resources |
| Motion, Force, and Gravity |
Discovery Streaming
unit that has videos and additional teacher
resources. (If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com) |
| Speed |
Clear
off your Desk Quick Lab Teacher facilitated activity to graph
student speed. |
| Teacher Notes | |
| Standards | Resources |
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Content Standard:5.A.1.a
Describe the position of an object by locating it relative to another object or to its background. Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources. |
Creepers: Reaching for the Light. Greater Bulldog Bat: Successful Fisherman Position Practice |
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Content Standard:5.A.1.b Using information from multiple trials, compare the speeds (faster or slower) ofobjects that travel the same distance in different amounds of time. Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources. |
Clear
off your Desk Quick Lab Real World Reading: "Breaking the Universal Speed Limit" |
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Content Standard:5.A.1.c Using information from multiple trials, compare the distances that objects moving at different speeds travel in the same amount of time. Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources. |
Real World Reading: Acceleration Acceleration |
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Content Standard:5.A.2.a
Observe and describe the way an object's motion changes in a variety of situations (rolling a ball, bouncing a ball, dropping a yo-yo, winding up a toy, etc.) and identify what may have caused the change.
. 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources. 6.0: Students will use technology and develop strategies to solve problems and make informed decisions. |
Investigating Change in Motion: Lab Sheets Careers in Science: Pilot Basics of Physics: Exploring the Laws of Motion Pushes & Pulls Forces of Movement |
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Content Standard:5.A.2.b Describe changes in the motion of objects as they move across different textured surfaces and suggest possible causes for the change. Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources. 6.0: Students will use technology and develop strategies to solve problems and make informed decisions. |
BiteSize Reading: Friction Friction BBC- Friction Friction Simulation Energy Skate Park Interactive friction challenge Fun With Friction Traffic Jam! Move It or Luge It! Stuck on the Tracks Luge Control Lab Sheet Pixie Demonstration of luge skills (If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com) Friction Friction (From the Magic School Bus) Friction Free Baseball and the First Pitch |
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Content Standard: 5.A.2.c.
Observe and describe that objects fall to the ground unless something holds them up (gravity) Technology Standard: 5.A.1.a Select relevant information from technology resources. 6.0: Sudents will use technology and develop strategies to solve problems and make informed decision |
The Force of Gravity Little Red Riding Hood and Forces Pixie Video Clip- Forces (If the link does not open, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com) Forces and Gravity Golf Examples |
August 2015
