Forces & Motion: Understanding By Design
By, Luke Petrosino
Desired Results:
By, Luke Petrosino
Desired Results:
Learning Goals/Understandings: Students will understand that…
Driving Questions:
Students will know:
Students will be able to:
- Objects are moved by unequal force- Newton’s 1st law of motion
- Gravity is a constant force on earth
- Magnetic fields exhibit force on certain objects
Driving Questions:
- How do objects move?
- Why do objects move?
- How or why do objects stop moving?
- Why do objects fall when dropped?
Students will know:
- Equal opposite forces result in a still object.
- Unequal forces result in a moving object.
- Magnets can attract other objects, repel other objects, or have no effect on other objects.
Students will be able to:
- Ask questions about the movement of objects
- Experiment with different forces and their interactions
- Make and record observations based on these experiments and explorations
- Identify patterns during exploration
- Analyze data and patterns
- Communicate ideas about force and motion with others
Assessment Evidence:
Performance Tasks:
- Journal entries showing understanding of class activities
- Class discussions based on exploration and activities
- Group/partner discussions
- Worksheets showing understanding of key vocabulary and ideas
- Inquiry
- Meaningful discussion
- Problem solving ability
- Reasoning
- Experimentation and exploration
- Vocabulary knowledge
- Summative assessment (end of unit)
- Newton’s 1st Law
- Gravity as a constant force
- Magnetic Fields
- Inquiry during unit
Learning Plan:
Summary of Learning Activities:
- Tug of War- Unbalanced Forces
- Falling Objects- Gravity
- Rolling Objects- Motion
- Pendulum Investigation- Newton’s 1st Law
- Intro to Magnets- Attract/Repel
- Magnetic v. Non-Magnetic-
- Multiple Magnets- Strength of fields