Describing an Object’s Motion
Describing an Object’s Motion
Objectives
In this lesson, students will learn the various ways an object can move. They will use games and demonstrations to help understand the concepts. Students will:
- learn how objects move.
- identify how a particular object moves.
- develop examples of objects that move in a certain motion.
Essential Questions
Vocabulary
- Motion: The act of moving or changing places.
- Start: To begin to do something.
- Stop: To close/finish. To no longer move or continue an action.
- Push: To move something or cause something to move by using pressure against it.
- Pull: To cause something that is attached to move forward; draw.
- Up: To, toward, at, or in a higher place or position.
- Down: From a higher to a lower position.
- Left: Being on the side of the body where the heart is. The opposite of left is right.
- Right: Being on the side of the human body opposite the heart. The opposite of left.
- Fast: Moving quickly or operating with speed.
- Slow: Not moving fast or not able to move fast.
- Spin: The act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
Duration
60 minutes/1–2 class periods
Prerequisite Skills
Prerequisite Skills haven't been entered into the lesson plan.
Materials
- rope
- spin tops (enough for each student)
- pogo stick or jump rope
- pendulum
- copies of Machines in Action worksheet (S-3-4-1_Machines in Action Worksheet and KEY.doc)
Related Unit and Lesson Plans
Related Materials & Resources
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- Google Images
http://www.google.com/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi
- Red Light Green Light
http://www.gameskidsplay.net/games/sensing_games/rl_gl.htm
- Tug of War
http://www.ehow.com/how_7943_play-tug-war.html
- BusSongs.com
http://bussongs.com/songs/head_shoulders_knees_and_toes.php
- Yahoo KIDS
http://kids.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/english/search?query=up
Formative Assessment
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DRAFT 04/25/2011