Motion and Stability

Grade Level: 3rd

Subject: Science

Time Frame: 3 weeks (May)

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Essential Questions

 

- How and why do objects move?

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By the end of the unit, students will know:

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- forces are pushes and pulls 
- motion occurs in predictable patterns
- the cause and effect relationships of electric interactions
- the cause and effect relationships of magnetic interactions 
- magnets can be used to solve design problems

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By the end of the unit, students will be able to:

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- plan and conduct investigations about forces
- make observations and measurements of motion
- ask questions about electric and magnetic interactions 
- define a problem that can be solved with magnets

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Topics

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- forces and motion review
- balanced and unbalanced forces
- motion prediction from patterns
- non-contact forces
- magnetism
- electric force

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Standards

3-PS2-1, 3-PS2-2