Renfro Lesson Plan
Unit Title: Force and Motion
Unit Big Idea:
Essential Questions:
What is force? What is the difference between balanced and unbalanced force? How does force affect matter in motion? How is motion measured? How
is Force measured? What is the relationship between speed, velocity, and acceleration? How does force affect gravity, inertia, and friction? What are
simple machines? How do simple machines influence work?
S8P3. Students will investigate relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects.
a. Determine the relationship between velocity and acceleration.
b. Demonstrate the effect of balanced and unbalanced forces on an object in terms of gravity, inertia, and friction.
c. Demonstrate the effect of simple machines (lever, inclined plane, pulley, wedge, screw, and wheel and axle) on work
ASSESSMENTS
Diagnostic:
Force and Motion pre-test
Mid-Unit Test
Formative:
Exit ticket activities, homework, 3-2-1, Answer the
EQ , Journaling, Quick write, Quizzes, Fact Storming,
One minute, essay, Four Corners, Gallery Walk,
Projects
Summative:
Inquiry based lab, Post- test
Vocabulary
force, motion, balanced force, unbalance force, net force, speed, acceleration, gravity, inertia, friction, mass, weight,
Work, joule, machine, mechanical advantage, simple machine, lever, fulcrum, load, pulley, wheel, wedge, screw, wheel and
axle, inclined plane, compound machine
Renfro Lesson Plan
S8P3 c. Demonstrate
the effect of simple
machines (lever,
inclined plane, pulley,
wedge, screw, and
wheel and axle) on
work.
TUESDAY
Dec. 9, 2014
Wednesday
Dec.10, 2014
THURSDAY
Dec. 11, 2014
S8P3 c. Demonstrate the
effect of simple machines
(lever, inclined plane,
pulley, wedge, screw, and
wheel and axle) on work.
S8P3 c. Demonstrate the effect of
simple machines (lever, inclined plane,
pulley, wedge, screw, and wheel and
axle) on work.
S8P3 c. Demonstrate the effect of
simple machines (lever, inclined
plane, pulley, wedge, screw, and
wheel and axle) on work.
EQ: What are different
types of simple machines?
EQ: How does each simple machine
function and make work easier?
EQ: How does each simple
machine function and make work
easier?
EQ: What is a simple
machine?
FRIDAY
Dec.12, 2014
S8P3 c. Demonstrate the
effect of simple machines
(lever, inclined plane, pulley,
wedge, screw, and wheel and
axle) on work.
EQ: How does each simple
machine function and make work
easier?
We Are Learning To
understand how
simple machines
impact our everyday
lives
We Are Learning To
understand how simple
machines impact our
everyday lives
We Are Learning To understand how
simple machines impact our everyday
lives
We Are Learning To understand
how simple machines impact our
everyday lives
We Are Learning To
understand how simple
machines impact our
everyday lives
What am I looking
for
Students will
understand that
simple machines are
essential to everyday
tasks
What am I looking for
Students will understand
that simple machines are
essential to everyday
tasks
What am I looking for
Students will understand that simple
machines are essential to everyday
tasks
What am I looking for
Students will understand that
simple machines are essential to
everyday tasks
What am I looking for
Students will understand that
simple machines are
essential to everyday tasks
Students will
complete a review
labs on Force and
Motion. This will
include gravity,
inertia, balanced and
unbalanced force,
and simple machines.
The students will complete
their review labs as they
prepare for the post test
on Thursday.
Students will take the post test on
Force and Motion.
Students will take the pre test on
Energy. Once completed, they
will begin working on the
vocabulary for the Energy unit by
creating a flip book, digital flash
cards, or any other method of
study material they choose.
OPENING/
Sponge
W.I.L.F.
W.A.L.T
STANDARD(S)/EQ
MONDAY
Dec. 8, 2014
Students will play Kahoot to prepare
for the post test tomorrow.
WORK PERIOD
Renfro Lesson Plan
Students will read
pp. 218-222 then
complete a graphic
organizer using their
vocabulary words.
They will then
watch a clip from
Brainpop.com and
a discussion will
commence.
Students will complete a
handout that allows them
to demonstrate their
understanding of the
purpose of the six simple
machine and they work
they do. Once
completed, it will be
reviewed in class. Next,
students will be
introduced to inquirybased labs they will be
experience over the next
several days to explore
simple machines and
work.
CLOSI
NG
Complete the L
Answer the EQ
column of the
KWL
Date: November 18, 2015
Prior to beginning station activities,
students will take a mini assessment
to determine if they are ready for the
station activities. If not, review and
reteaching will take place. If they
are, the Station Activities are as
follows: #1 interactive assignment
at
http://www.edheads.org/activities
/simple-machines/
#2 Rub Goldberg Project design, #3
Work Calculations webquest at
http://www.mrsscienceteacher.com/Si
mpleMachine_Webquest/machineque
stions.htm ,
#6 Vocabulary Flash Cards
Ticket out of the Door
Teacher: Ms. Renfro & Ms. Goggins
The students will continue to
work in the stations, which are:
#1 interactive assignment at
http://www.edheads.org/activi
ties/simple-machines/ (
#2 Rub Goldberg Project
design, #3 Work Calculations
Lab, #4 Balancing act Lab, #5
Simple Machine webquest at
As a class, students will create a
simple machine by completing
the “Magician’s Catapult” lab.
Afterwards, they will have a
competition to see which
team’s machine does the most
work.
http://www.mrsscienceteacher.co
m/SimpleMachine_Webquest/ma
chinequestions.htm ,
#6 Vocabulary Flash Cards
3-2-1
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