_______________ is when two objects are equal in
weight.
Your job is to balance all of these objects in
the balance scale using counting bears. See
how many counting bears you need to balance
the scale.
Objects
Forces and
Motion
# of Counting
Bears
Glue Stick
Book
Marker
Shoe
Name:
Pencil Box
______________________________
Bottle of Water
Scissors
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Which object took the most bears to
balance?
_____________________________
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The custodians came to school this morning and
found several suspicious boxes in our classroom.
They were too scared to move the boxes, so they
need your help! They are unsure of the contents
of the boxes or where they came from. Your job
is to move the boxes to the marked spot. Since
we don’t know what’s in the boxes, you can not
touch the box when you’re moving it. Then we can
call the office to come collect the boxes.
Magnets
have a north and south
pole. The poles are at opposite ends of
the magnet. The poles have the strongest
pull (force) on the magnet.
S
N
What happens when you put 2
magnets together?
1. Wear your gloves and safety goggles!
2. Look at the box. Predict from where the
package came.
I think...
S
N
S
N
Opposite poles _______________ or pull.
____________________________________
____________________________________
2. Gather any materials from around the
classroom that you may need to move the box.
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3. Work as a team to plan how you’re going to
move the box.
S
N
N
S
Like poles ________________ or push.
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A
__________
is an object that will
attract, or pull, things
made of iron.
Which tools didn’t work?
Do NOT put a magnet
near a computer!
Let’s test it! Find objects
in our room that are magnetic.
Draw a picture and
write the names of the objects.
Which tools moved your box?
Did you use PUSH and/or PULL?
How?
How did weight affect the way you moved your box?
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What is
motion
?
If something is moving, it is in _______________.
Think about our classroom and the school. What
are some things that have motion:
What did you learn about your house?
___________________________________
Did it matter which way the wind was
blowing?
___________________________________
What would you change about your house
next time?
___________________________________
Illustrate the best house design.
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“ I ’ l l h u f f, a n d I ’ l l
p u f f, a n d I ’ l l b low
yo u r h o u s e d ow n ! ”
The Big Bad Wolf is coming to blow your house
down! You are the little piggies, and you need to
create a house that the Big Bad Wolf can’t blow down.
Things can
move
in different ways.
Some objects may move in a straight or
curved path, in a zigzag, or in a circle.
How do these objects move?
Toy Car
____________________
Gather materials and build your house.
List the materials you used to build your house.
Cone
1. _______________________________
____________________
2. _______________________________
3. _______________________________
4. _______________________________
Clock
____________________
5. _______________________________
Egg
Why do you think your house will not fall down?
_______________________________________________
____________________
_______________________________________________
Piece of Paper
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____________________
A _______________ makes something
move or stop moving. Every time you
move an object you use force.
Use a straw to try and move
each object. Try to blow
and suck on the straw. Does
the object move?
Object
Push
Pull
______________ and _____________
are forces.
Marble
Yes/No
Yes/No
Di
Yes/No
Yes/No
When you ____________ something,
you are moving it away from you.
Balloon
Yes/No
Yes/No
Pencil
Yes/No
Yes/No
Feather
Yes/No
Yes/No
Book
Yes/No
Yes/No
Toy Car
Yes/No
Yes/No
Ball
Yes/No
Yes/No
Which object moved the farthest?
When you ___________ something,
you are moving it closer to you or with
you.
___________________________________________
Did you push or pull it?
___________________________________________
What force moved the objects?
___________________________________________
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What type of force is wind?
___________________________________________
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Let’s explore!
Are there forces that move objects without
touching them?
Think of a way you use a push at
home. Draw a picture and write a
sentence.
Make a hypothesis.
Yes/No
How can
gravity
make things move?
_____________ is a force that pulls things straight down to the
ground.
What did gravity do to your car?
___________________________________________
Direction
Think of a way you use a pull at
home. Draw a picture and write a
sentence.
is where something is pointing.
Which direction was your car pointing?
___________________________________________
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Draw a picture of your car at the end.
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It’s CRASH DAY!!
Vrooom Vrooom
Materials
ramp
car
stopwatch
pencil
lab notebook
cubes
Get your engines started! Today you
are designing a ramp to show how fast a
race car will travel from the start line to
the finish line!
Gather your materials and begin to
build a ramp that will show the fastest
speed for your race car. You must try 3
different heights and time your car as it
travels from start to
finish!
Ramp Height
1.
Run
Ramp Height
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
At which ramp height was your car the fastest?
What force is allowing your car to go down the ramp?
________________________________________
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3.
4.
Run
Total Run Time
________________________________________
2.
We learned yesterday that the height
of our ramp affects the speed of
our car. Now our class will see how
force affects the motion of our
crash test man.
How did the placement of your ramp change the speed of
your car?
________________________________________
Distance Man Traveled
(cubes)
What was the farthest distance our man traveled?
_________________________________________
Why?
_________________________________________
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