Physical Science Unit Map
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Unit of Instruction: Motion
Learning Target
Resource/Text
Section/Packet Pages
1. I can explain
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how the amount
Chapter 10 – 11
of mass affects
 Physical Science:
the motion of an
Motion Packet (MP)
object
2. I can explain
how a change in
force affects the
motion of an
object.
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3. I understand
that inertia is a
property of
matter that
causes it to
resist changes
in motion
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Learning Activities
Assessment
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Notes
H1) Motion Speed: MP pgs 1 – 2
H2) Describing Motion: MP pgs 6 – 7
H3) Pinewood Derby: MP pg 11
H4) Motion – Acceleration Practice: MP pgs 13 – 14
Lab 2: Acceleration: MP pgs 15 – 16
H8) Unit Review: MP pg 35
Project: Balloon Car : MP pgs 37 – 39
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Unit
Exam
Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 10 – 11
Physical Science:
Motion Packet (MP)
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Notes
H1) Motion Speed: MP pgs 1 – 2
Lab 1: Graphing Motion: MP pgs 3 – 5
H2) Describing Motion: MP pgs 6 – 7
H3) Pinewood Derby: MP pg 11
H4) Motion – Acceleration Practice: MP pgs 13 – 14
Lab 2: Acceleration: MP pgs 15 – 16
H7) Acceleration and Momentum: MP pgs 32 – 33
H8) Unit Review: MP pg 35
Project: Balloon Car : MP pgs 37 – 39
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Unit
Exam
Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 10 – 11
Physical Science:
Motion Packet (MP)
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Notes
H5) Newton’s Laws: MP pgs 17 – 18
Lab 3: Friction Experiments: MP pgs 21 – 23
H6) Gravity study guide: MP pgs 29 – 30
Lab 4: Acceleration due to Gravity: MP pg 31
H8) Unit Review: MP pg 35
Project: Balloon Car : MP pgs 37 – 39
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Unit
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4. I can calculate
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the acceleration
of an object
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subjected to
forces applied in
one direction
Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 10 – 11
Physical Science:
Motion Packet (MP)
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Notes
H4) Motion – Acceleration Practice: MP pgs 13 – 14
Lab 2: Acceleration: MP pgs 15 – 16
Lab 4: Acceleration due to Gravity: MP pg 31
H7) Acceleration and Momentum: MP pgs 32 – 33
H8) Unit Review: MP pg 35
Project: Balloon Car : MP pgs 37 – 39
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Unit
Exam
5. I can explain
that when one
object exerts a
force on
another, a force
equal in size
and opposite in
direction is
exerted back
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Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 10 – 11
Physical Science:
Motion Packet (MP)
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Notes
H5) Newton’s Laws: MP pgs 17 – 18
Lab 3: Friction Experiments: MP pgs 21 – 23
H6) Gravity study guide: MP pgs 29 – 30
Lab 4: Acceleration due to Gravity: MP pg 31
H7) Acceleration and Momentum: MP pgs 32 – 33
H8) Unit Review: MP pg 35
Project: Balloon Car : MP pgs 37 – 39
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Unit
Exam
6. I can calculate
the weight of an
object if I know
its mass and
the force of
gravity
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Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 10 – 11
Physical Science:
Motion Packet (MP)
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Notes
H5) Newton’s Laws: MP pgs 17 – 18
H6) Gravity study guide: MP pgs 29 – 30
Lab 4: Acceleration due to Gravity: MP pg 31
H7) Acceleration and Momentum: MP pgs 32 – 33
H8) Unit Review: MP pg 35
Project: Balloon Car : MP pgs 37 – 39
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Unit
Exam
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Key Words
Motion
Displacement
Speed
Velocity
Acceleration
Force
Friction
Static friction
Kinetic friction
Inertia
Free fall
Terminal
velocity
Newton’s First
Law
Newton’s Second Newton’s Third
Law
Law
Projectile motion Momentum
Assessment Plan
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