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Engage Your Brain

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Essential Question

LESSON 1

Lesson Vocabulary1 Preview the lesson.2 Write the 2 vocabulary terms here.

Find the answer to the question in the lesson.

These Ferris wheel lights look blurry when they are in motion.

How does this Ferris wheel move?

How Do Objects Move?

SC.1.P.12.1 Demonstrate and describe the various ways that objects can move, such as in a straight line, zigzag, back-and-forth, round-and-round, fast, and slow.

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Look at all of the things in motion! Motion is movement. When something is in motion, it is moving.

Planes fly fast. A turtle walks slowly. Speed is the measure of how fast something moves.

The log ride climbs up the hill slowly.

Circle two things that move fast. Draw an X on two things that move slowly.

log ride

Set Things in Motion

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Carousel Teacups Swings

Kinds of Rides

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Make a Bar Graph

Pam went on three rides. This graph shows how long she waited for each ride.

Use the graph to answer the questions.

1. Which ride had the shortest wait?

2. How does the graph tell you?

The log ride zooms down the hill fast.

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zigzag

Objects can move in many ways. They can move in a straight line, zigzag, back and forth, or round and round.

Trace the dashed lines below to show the ways objects can move.

straight line

It’s Your Move!

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back and forth round and round

Active ReadingActive ReadingA detail is a fact about a main idea. Draw one line under a detail. Draw an arrow to the main idea it tells about.

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Sum It Up

1 Draw It!

Read the label in each box. Draw an arrow to show the kind of motion.

2 Circle It!

Look at each pair of objects. Circle the one that goes fast.

back and forth straight linezigzag round and

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Vocabulary Review

Brain CheckName

Work your way through the maze to match the word with its meaning.

LESSON 1

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Take It Home

Family Members: See ScienceSaurus® for more information about motion.

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Complete the word web below.

motion

zigzag

The Way Things Move

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