Format
1. Students identify key vocabulary words and definitions (force, motion, acceleration, mass).
2. An experiment is introduced in the CMNH studio involving potential mess and chaos.
3. Students and teacher together carry out several experiments using their rolling chair and CMNH kit materials to illustrate the Laws of Motion.
4. Vocabulary words are reviewed and matched to the activities carried out in your classroom.
5. The potentially messy experiment is carried out in the CMNH studio, and students are asked to explain why it works (or doesn't) using the Laws of Motion.
Objectives
Students will:
-Define different forces such as gravity and describe how they affect our daily lives.
-Explore the concept of inertia through the scientific process of hypothesis, experiment, observation, and analysis of results.
-Develop the concept of acceleration through scientific experimentation.
-Investigate the process of action-reaction through observation and analysis.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Please see Ohio Content Standards below.
State Standards
Ohio
Physical Science
Grade 1: Motion and Materials
-Objects can be moved in a variety of ways, such as straight, zigzag, circular and back and forth.
Grade 2: Changes in Motion
-Forces change the motion of an object.
Grade 5: Light, Sound, and Motion
-The amount of change in movement of an object is based on the mass* of the object and the amount of force exerted.